Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender

    • MuffinHeeler@aussie.zone
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      13 hours ago

      You can’t pay our council rates or water bills with cash. Come to think of it, I don’t think you can pay electricity with cash either.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      20 hours ago

      There are a few retailers these days who don’t deal with cash. It’s just as weird to me as the retailers who only deal with cash.

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        16 hours ago

        Personally it makes more sense to me to not deal with cash. Most people prefer card now and it makes you a lower target to be robbed if there’s no cash

        • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
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          14 hours ago

          Plus banks are a pain to get to and do deposits. Cash is risky and costly to deal with. CC charges a fee, so maybe those costs are less visible as it’s skimmed right off the top, but many retailers just pass that on,