Before answering the question of why we rarely carry cash when we go out, I would like to ask you two questions: What are you most afraid of losing? What do you most want to pick up when you go out?

I think everyone’s answer must be one word: money!

People often use the phrase "I'm so lucky today, I picked up money when I went out" to describe a person's good luck.

The "money" here refers to cash. Money like cash is both loved and hated. This is especially true in an era when credit cards and mobile payments were not yet popular.

Because people are inseparable from money for food, drink, housing and transportation, in the past, they had to carry cash when going out. Therefore, thieves and pickpockets were rampant. People often had their backpacks or pockets ripped open by thieves on the road or on the bus. Big mouth, stole the money.

I still remember in the 1990s, because if I went out with a large amount of cash, I would sew a pocket on my underwear and put the money inside. In the 1970s and 1980s, some people would sew a long cloth bag and tie it into their belt. In short, in order to prevent loss and theft, people try all kinds of methods.

Although thieves steal money, they generally do not cause physical harm to people. Even more hateful are car thieves and bag snatchers. Bicycle thieves usually commit crimes in two persons, one person is responsible for driving the motorcycle and the other is responsible for robbing bags. The targets they target are often weak women. Because of the violent robbery, many women not only lost their money, but even their lives.

Of course, in the past, there were bad guys who robbed people on remote roads, using threats of knives and guns to stop them and force them to hand over their money. They usually only rob money but not life, but if they encounter a victim who values ??money more than life, the thugs will also kill people after being enraged. If you meet a young and beautiful woman, you will not only steal money but also sex.

But times have changed now. You can swipe cards, especially now you can pay by mobile phone. With the phone in your hand, you can travel around the world without fear. Who would still want to carry cash?

In addition to the personal safety factors analyzed above, carrying cash also has the following disadvantages:

First, you may forget to bring money when you go out in a hurry.

Sometimes, when you go out for urgent matters, you may forget to bring cash in a hurry, which causes a lot of inconvenience.

Nowadays, mobile phones are something that people keep with them almost 24 hours a day, so they usually don’t forget to take them with them.

Second, bring cash and take up space.

If you carry cash, you have to take a wallet, which takes up a lot of space. If you have a large amount of cash, it will take up a lot of space, which is very inconvenient and can easily be targeted by bad guys.

Third, bring cash and ask for change.

Spending cash will inevitably involve the issue of change. It is a very troublesome problem for both the buyer and the seller, and the change is easy to lose.

Fourth, bring cash to avoid counterfeit money.

In the past, when people could only use cash, it was so fake. How many people were deceived and deceived! Especially the elderly are more likely to be deceived. My father once kindly exchanged money for others, but it was all exchanged for counterfeit money. You can imagine how sad and sad the old man felt.

To sum up, there are so many disadvantages to carrying cash, and mobile payment is so convenient, who would still want to carry cash?

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