There is something honest about handing over real money. You feel it leave your hand. You watch your wallet get lighter.
You know, without needing to check an app, that you have spent something real.
That kind of awareness is fading fast.
Digital payments are built for ease. Tap, swipe, click—spend without thinking. It is so quick you barely notice. Which is exactly why some big retailers now prefer cashless stores. It is good for business when people do not feel the money leaving.
But for the millions who live paycheck to paycheck, cash is not an inconvenience. It is a lifeline.
As Kate Osborne, a Member of Parliament in the UK, put it: “When you are trying to budget, particularly if you are on a low income, cash is a simple way of doing it.” She is right.
