I carry around $50 , but often withdraw a few hundred or a couple of grand to pay tradies who arent registered for GST and don't pay any income tax

I get out $50 in cash at a time and use it mainly for parking.

I do like a bit of cash on hand. Depends on how much I can get off the wife.

None I use plastic for everything. If peoplel want cash I ask for their bank acocunt details and do a bank transfer tot heir account using my mobile phone. 

I usually withdraw cash for my food and spending money.  I have around $20 pfn left which goes into my 'little stash' for unforseen expenses (car, usually).

Always carry some cash. Plastic only for bigger buys. No way would I give out my account details anyway . specially to some people. So take the cash or go elsewhere.

I withdraw cash at the beginning of the month to cover groceries, petrol and discretionery spending and pay the bills electronically.  When travelling I use credit card for fuel and accommodation but prefer cash for most day to day expenditure.  Using cash is a good way to keep my spending in under control, when it runs out it is time to stop spending.

I still have a cheque book but only write one cheque a year or even less often than that.  I've noticed that some of the cheques I've written weren't even presented for payment. Perhaps the receiver didn't know what to do with it.  

I was using plastic for everything, but found it was just too easy to “flash the cash” without taking stock of every cent. Now I use the plastic for planned expenses in the budget. Then get out some “petty cash” for small expenses. It makes me think more about those small incidental expenses, and slow down that spending.

Like dealing in cash myself, most clubs I go to have a cash only policy, I know in the big smoke you can now swipe the card for a schooner of beer but that is not happening here. Barman refers you to the cash machine in the corner if you show him plastic. For meals and bigger expenses sometimes they will accept credit cards (Visa and Master only).

The only cash they do not want is $100 notes as they are not good for anything else but putting in a safe. I quite often change those notes for them; they are not good to give change at the bar, similar to supermarkets.

One question burns in my head - with a survey like that: who were the respondents? Most probably all electronically

done as usual. In my circle of friends hardly any one has PC access never mind own one. Most blokes take out $500 every time they go to the ATM and spend the money till it's gone and then they go again. People even take the money out of the machine just to go across the road to pay their rates in cash. Most people around me have never used the plastic card for anything else apart from taking cash out.

Tried to tell them to use it at the post office, the council as well as in the supermarkets but I was not successful so far but then we all are in our 70s and 80s. Wife showed me how to use a PC and I reckon I am half way OK. Do not want to do any banking though.

olbaid - I get about 70c to the dollar for them when I go overseas with them, a few years ago it was better. Do not know why but the exchange rate overseas, especially in Asia, bigger notes give you a much better rate. Maybe THEY want to launder them, do not know or care too much either. In some countries cash is still a lot stronger than here, could be that they do not trust their financial institutions too much, eh?

i take about   $50 out ,   to pay small bills like the chemist,   and when i go to the market,   they dont have machines for cards,   as only paying for potatoes,  fruit,   and go to different stalls,   just small amounts,      coles, safeway,  always swipe my card,   they are  bigger amounts,    but ALWAYS pay cash at ALDI,   as they have a surcharge when you pay by card,    and i begrudge giving them anything extra,  as there is NO service in the shop,      i hate the place,   and only go for one item,,   that i cant get at other shops,     keep your reciepts ,  and easy to keep a check on your money,   

... only "old" people carry cash!  Millennials don't!   They "Tap n Go" thru' life!   They are lucky to have $5 cash or a $1 coin for parking/shopping trolley etc.  (that's when they not sending out for Uber Eats - lol)

Ohhhh should have said "Baby Boomers" - not "old" - apologies!   wink wink     :-)

"Cash is King"   .............more bargaining power!!

might be KING foxy,    but earier to get bashed if you carry cash,    what you havent got,   they cant take,   [should be EASIER,   [sorry,