Comments on: I’m Tired of Receipts http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: abdpbt personal finance http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 abdpbt personal finance Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:25:26 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3322#comment-3210 There are permission marketing campaigns that allow you to throw away receipts -- I just signed up for one at a store I shop from, you get their card and some discounts with purchases, etc., and they track all of your sales so that you don't have to keep receipts. Of course, you have to let them have info from you in exchange, so it's only a good solution for stores you really like, I suppose. Your suggestion of using visa or banks is probably a good middle ground. .-= abdpbt personal finance´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abdpbt/XuRq/~3/QQVNzCS-DXM/" rel="nofollow">11 Tips For Cutting Costs On Your Wedding</a> =-. There are permission marketing campaigns that allow you to throw away receipts — I just signed up for one at a store I shop from, you get their card and some discounts with purchases, etc., and they track all of your sales so that you don’t have to keep receipts.

Of course, you have to let them have info from you in exchange, so it’s only a good solution for stores you really like, I suppose. Your suggestion of using visa or banks is probably a good middle ground.
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]]> By: Kevin M http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Kevin M Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:02 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3322#comment-3205 Amen, Weakonomist. Amen, Weakonomist.

]]> By: Donnie http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 Donnie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:32:59 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3322#comment-3204 Receipts are totally annoying. Trying to maintain a small, easily torn or misplaced piece of paper for a day, let alone 7-10 years, needs a filing cabinet. In sort of the same vein, I was just doing some online banking, and I thought, "What is the deal with "business days" in a world of electronic money?" When I tell my online bank to pay a bill, do they really have a human being look at my transaction to check it? No, there shouldn't be any manual labor involved at all. So why does it take 2 "business days" for them to send it? Receipts are totally annoying. Trying to maintain a small, easily torn or misplaced piece of paper for a day, let alone 7-10 years, needs a filing cabinet.

In sort of the same vein, I was just doing some online banking, and I thought, “What is the deal with “business days” in a world of electronic money?”

When I tell my online bank to pay a bill, do they really have a human being look at my transaction to check it? No, there shouldn’t be any manual labor involved at all. So why does it take 2 “business days” for them to send it?

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 Matt Jabs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:12 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3322#comment-3203 I use cash and debit for everything now. I use the cash because we recently implemented the cash envelope system. Most things I pay cash for do not require a receipt (groceries, dining out, clothing, entertainment, misc. - all personal.) I use debit rather than credit for many reasons too lengthy to discuss in this comment. All that said, a move to a cashless society is inevitable. Not only does it make sense from the standpoint of those steering financial trends... it is also biblically prophesied. Cheers! .-= Matt Jabs´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/2009/11/8000-credit-extended-6500-credit-introduced/" rel="nofollow">$8000 Credit extended – $6500 Credit introduced</a> =-. I use cash and debit for everything now. I use the cash because we recently implemented the cash envelope system. Most things I pay cash for do not require a receipt (groceries, dining out, clothing, entertainment, misc. – all personal.)

I use debit rather than credit for many reasons too lengthy to discuss in this comment.

All that said, a move to a cashless society is inevitable. Not only does it make sense from the standpoint of those steering financial trends… it is also biblically prophesied.

Cheers!
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]]> By: Lindsay http://weakonomics.com/2009/11/06/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Lindsay Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:54:20 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3322#comment-3202 "it’s only a matter of time before some companies start to refuse cash as payment" Wouldn't that be illegal? Isn't it written on cash that it's to be accepted as legal tender for all debts? “it’s only a matter of time before some companies start to refuse cash as payment”

Wouldn’t that be illegal? Isn’t it written on cash that it’s to be accepted as legal tender for all debts?

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