I don't
I still get statements in the post
And write cheques
And I use cash
I went to tescos in Bridgend the other day with my penny jar and got 60 quid back
I am living in 1992
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I don't
I still get statements in the post
And write cheques
And I use cash
I went to tescos in Bridgend the other day with my penny jar and got 60 quid back
I am living in 1992
In so many ways :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
more like 1982 :hehe:
yes it's a doddle sludge
Don't blame you - that's the year City won Division Three.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I can't recall the last time I wrote a cheque. Probably about 30 years ago, I would guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Yes
I still get statements in the post (bank account and credit card).
I still have a cheque book that I use at least once a year!
I still use cash - though not so much under Copvid.
But I bank online most of the time.
It was 1993. I left in 1992. We missed out on the playoffs. Drew at home to Crewe and it was all over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyncoed Slumdog
I'm a bit old school like Sludge. I still tend to go to the cashpoint, and pay for my shopping etc with cash.
I'm not very tech savvy and I'd worry my account could get hacked. So how safe is online banking? What are the benefits? Help change my mind boys.
Being partially self employed, I've noticed quite a drop in the number of people who use cheques nowadays. 5 years ago I reckon half of my work was paid by cheque. Everyone pays by bank transfer or by cash now. Banks don't routinely send out cheque books any more, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I moved to First Direct some 25 years ago, and it's gone from telephone, to online, and now via mobile. I have to say, it's pretty good, and if asked, I always recommend them.
Regarding the use of cash, I went in the small Tesco close to where I work recently, and they had removed the cash option from all of their self-service machines - you have to use a card. So now, you get long queues of people at the till, who all want to pay in cash. Tesco brought in the self-serve to cut down on till use, but now, they have removed the cash element, and as a consequence, they have to re-open the tills. Where is the logic in that?
Needless to say, I join the queue and pay in cash - not because I want to, but because I object to the fact that the machines have been changed. It's almost like I pay in cash just to spite them. I don't mind using a card, but if I want to pay in cash, the option should be there.
I’m also a long term First Direct customer (since 1997) and have seen that transition from phone to web to app, which all the other banks have followed.
The point is that you don’t have to everything online - society wants to categorise people as digital or analogue, when you can be both.
Online banking is safe and if your account is hacked through no fault of your own, then it’s the bank’s liability.
I barter with home grown vegetables for me needsQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I split my income into being paid into two different online bank accounts (both of which I use exclusively via mobile phone apps) and switch those funds to two other banks every year i.e. after I have satisfied the terms and conditions for the financial rewards for doing so. It's painless and beats the paltry interest rates available available on current accounts.
Surprisingly, the PIN sentinel gizmos (or whatever they are called) issued by banks seem to work in respect of other banks.
I am staying old school as long as I can
Sod online banking
Soul Crew Since 1982
Keeping The Faith
Does your Patrick Cagoule still fit?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
WE have a 'traditional' current account (online) where salaries get paid into and all direct debits go out from. We have a cheque book for it but never use it and get our statements online. Easy enough to transfer money in and out via their app.
But we also use a new online Monzo account where we transfer funds to each week and use that as our running money for the week leaving the normal bank account relatively untouched and just covering the DD. The Monzo account allows us to create separate pots where we allocate money for various reasons so we build up funds for upcoming events, projects etc. The main part of that account comes with joint account debit cards and apple pay so we use it as if it was cash in our pocket and the app updates in real time after each purchase.
The app makes it easy to filter money into many mini pots for things like travel, saving for season tickets, my savings pot for going to the euros (probably be using that for something else though).
So easy to manage it all via the app and not stuffing cash in envelopes or having savings books.
I'm going to take a wild punt here and say that Bluetit doesn't use online banking
Cash is king.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Your local postman could drop your statement or cheque book in the wrong house and you could be defrauded that way.
I know someone who doesn't bank online and her card has cloned in Pretty Miss Cwmbran some years ago
When I opened a joint account about 7 years ago I had to ask for a cheque book as thought it would have its uses. We have never used it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
The cost of cheque use has risen significantly.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
I do feel for the elderly though as they do and still use the older fiancial methods, as they feel comfortable with them , including wanting to go to thier nearest bank once a month .
There was a move to eliminate cheque clearing by 2018 that has now been put on the back burner as it would effect the elderly, SME's, small self employed business like clubs and at home businesses.
I use Starling Bank for all my business needs, its 100% app based, i can pay in 4 cheques per week by just taking a picture of them, its free, you can have a " virtual card " for any one of payment, so the money goes out and the card is then gone, i have a real card that i have set-up on apple pay, its free ( as its not really a business account )
I get a message when payments are made into the account
you get a payment link , so "payingformattsdisneyholiday".com
a great account, i would move all our banking to them, but the mrs likes the idea of a real bank that you can pop into with any issues
That was a good year mind, I’d happily pop back there. Care free as fu....Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
with the knowledge that the best year is just one year away, 93 for me was specialQuote:
Originally Posted by goats
I remember a few years ago when 'my' Tesco introduced self-service tills at the expense of around half a dozen staffed ones. The manager was keenly directing me towards them and was a little taken aback when I told him I preferred to talk another human being and help keep her[him] in a job. I also make a point of using cash for day-to-day purchases.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
Coins rule nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by valleys caveman
The the vast majority we use online banking. Until I'd say a couple of years ago we used some cheques, but that was mainly for kids stuff at school. Even that has stopped now as the school are using ParentPay.
Still have to visit the branch every now and then as my elderly inlaws still like to send us a cheque for birthday presents etc and, I think, Nat West are one of the few banks who dont allow you to upload a photo of a cheque to pay it in.
Yes and so did my long lost Nigerian uncle, he was a prince you know ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOOH1-N3EcEQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
haven't used a cheque in 30 years, not stood in a bank for over 15 years, not used cash in over two years.
Impressive. 30 years though? How did you manage in the 90s? I still have to write a handful of checks every year. I still pay certain tradesmen (plumbers etc) in cash. I keep cash in the house, and I usually carry some in my pocket. but I very rarely use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
But, why?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
As I said , I am living in 1992Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo
You should see my hair
A rant none of us knew we needed :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox