Cashing out (Day 223)…
October 9, 2007
(Ed note: I tried to find a photo of Canadian money, I really did — but with the exchange rate these days, does it make a difference?).
Moving on: Today’s green change is tied into a previous one, #88 to be exact, in which I pledged to ask for no receipt whenever I purchased something and, if I absolutely had to get one, would recycle it at home. While a lot of cash registers are manufactured in such a way that they have to print out receipts whenever any numbers are typed in, there’s a way of paying that at least cuts down on the paper: cash.
If you pay for something with credit card, you almost always have to sign for it, which usually demands a separate receipt; and if you pay by debit, there’s usually a longer stub to accommodate all the fine print. But cash is cash — it’s straightforward, uncomplicated. Plus, it doesn’t require any electricity or fancy swiping machines.
So from now on, I’ll be taking out the benjamins in larger batches to avoid using plastic. The only downside — fewer air miles accumulated.
Photo courtesy of PhotographyNewbie on Flickr
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