Sweden, nation that pioneered living without cash, warns: Hoard your banknotes

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Sweden, nation that pioneered living without cash, warns: Hoard your banknotes

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[Certaindeaf]

I've been cashless for a while now.. been hoarding clicks. So I got that going on.

 

[Dozer99]

Hoard something else, paper will be useless soon!

 

[Alexx1401]

Hoard something else, paper will be useless soon!

That would be the thing that would scare me about having a pile of paper money. They can at any time just declare the value far less.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Precious metals such as lead, brass, iron, steels... and of course, gold, silver, platinum

 

[Alexx1401]

Precious metals such as lead, brass, iron, steels... and of course, gold, silver, platinum

I keep a lot of lead and brass

 

[thorborg]

My doctors office, A Providence affiliate, will not take my cash.
Refusing to give them my card, they so far they are billing me so I can send a check. I'm wondering when that will stop.

 

[Alexx1401]

My doctors office, A Providence affiliate, will not take my cash.
Refusing to give them my card, they so far they are billing me so I can send a check. I'm wondering when that will stop.

Now that is a little strange. Have to "guess" they just don't want the hassle and risk of keeping cash then having to take it to the bank?

 

[CamoDeafie]

Some resale places and most of the vendors at the local flea market only takes cash or precious metals ("will trade for gold/silver!") Even though more and more vendors are setting up mobile debit/credit card systems such as Square and Google Pay among others... some people still prefer the security of cash

 

[dcfranzen]

Sweden could be viewed as a social petri dish if we were at all concerned about our future. But, alas, we merrily follow our European brethren down the yellow brick road.

 

[nammac]

I'm into precious metals, lead, copper, brass... That'll be the new currency...

 

[Dreadi]

My business only accepts cash. I'm not giving the banks a percentage of my earnings so that they can earn even more money off my money.

 

[Stomper]

Sweden could be viewed as a social petri dish if we were at all concerned about our future. But, alas, we merrily follow our European brethren down the yellow brick road.

You mean the "dirt road".... don't be such an "America" breeder.

 

[dcfranzen]

the yellow brick road

The Yellow Brick Road has multiple meanings. One is the road Dorothy and her friends followed to the Emerald City. Another is the Gold Standard. I'll forego the spiritual.

In this case, I'd opt for the metal over paper because I'm not in Oz.

 

[nammac]

The Yellow Brick Road has multiple meanings. One is the road Dorothy and her friends followed to the Emerald City. Another is the Gold Standard. I'll forego the spiritual.

In this case, I'd opt for the metal over paper because I'm not in Oz.

Gold is just pavement there

 

[Tarawa86]

I've been cashless for a while now.. been hoarding clicks. So I got that going on.

What's the exchange rate on clicks?

 

[CountryGent]

That would be the thing that would scare me about having a pile of paper money. They can at any time just declare the value far less.

True that. I have family down in Argentina and said country devalued the Peso on more than one occasion.

 

[CHLChris]

Once again, it must be said that if an economy falls apart, gold and silver will have little value, either. In Venezuela they are wanting food, goods, items that keep their families afloat.

Gold is useless!

 

[Heyjoe]

All my capital is tied up in lead and toilet paper futures.

 

[CountryGent]

Though I will add to my post above that one my cousins down there (Norberto) has a recession-proof business; he owns/operates a couple porn shops in the Buenos Aires area. His occupation is a source of amusement on two continents.