[Oaktree]

So much for technology, all ways best with cash.

 

[VicCiCi]

Cash is king. I didn’t have a problem.

 

[Cheezil]

A little test or pre warning that if we don't have cash these days they can control us however they want! Not to be trusted!

 

[Bill MacL]

Isn't this the same as not being able to call triple zero when Optus went down. CASH IS TOTALLY NECESSARY, CBA have been renovating/updating their ATM machines lately.

 

[vanessa_rogers2013@outloo]

Again, and as an ex bank employee I've said this many times you cannot get rid of cash entirely, just as you cannot rely on digital technology to be completely failure free. There will always be outages etc. usually at the most inconvenient times. Yesterday is a perfect example and it's not the first time people have been caught out not being able to pay for purchases, bills etc and it definitely won't be the last.

 

[Towing]

So that means we couldn't use our Debit / Credit cards to pay for anything either ??

 

[Veggiepatch]

From 11.57 am to 2.32 pm on 2 October 2025, major Australian retail outlets experienced a 54% spike in incidences of shoplifting allegedly due to a Commonwealth Bank outage....

 

[britz58]

Have cash, no problem. When are people going to learn that the ease with technology is not the way to go? My thing is in this unstable world we live in, is if a country wants to disrupt the world, it only has to shoot down a few satellites, and off goes banking, communication, many countries safety protections. It is real scary.. I fear for my children and grand children for what the world will become.

 

[gollywog]

When are they going to learn, cash will always be necessary!!!!!! It's not friggin' rocket science, ffs!!!!

 

[meighLeigh]

The world is becoming too dependent on everything electronic. If the internet went down (or was utterly destroyed), the poorer countries in the world would only notice the lack of aide coming to them. The rest of us would be at a standstill.
Cash - well, you need to get it out of a bank at times. But cash can't be hacked, siphoned off via the internet. And if you allocate yourself $n cash for the weekly groceries, you can't overpsend on impulse buys!

 

[meighLeigh]

So that means we couldn't use our Debit / Credit cards to pay for anything either ??

Yes

 

[meighLeigh]

From 11.57 am to 2.32 pm on 2 October 2025, major Australian retail outlets experienced a 54% spike in incidences of shoplifting allegedly due to a Commonwealth Bank outage....

Or the supermarkets weren't able to process electronic transactions, so the unscrupulous helped themselves.

 

[mOiOz]

Yes, I agree cash is king, (I never owned a C/C until I came to Australia) but surely you guys that say, "I only use cash.", must surely do some debit, or credit banking, as well.

Even when I was able to run around to the Post Office etc., to pay bills occasionally, I still had debit orders on my C/C.
Now, obviously, I have EVERYTHING on it and most bills are paid monthly.
Cheque Accounts are basically obsolete, so how do you pay bills with cash only?

Sadly, I still believe the world will become a cashless society sooner than we think!

 

[Radiant]

I have always advocated for cash because I can only spend what I have in my purse. I have tended to use a credit card as if I can virtually buy what I like rather than be limited to what I have. Of course I use credit for digital banking and if I have to buy tickets etc that you can only purchase on line. Cash works for me and thank goodness I have enough because I know many people who do live on credit and using their cards are disillusioning themselves that they have more than they have

 

[Jest]

tough. some things in life happen so suck it up.

 

[mOiOz]

I have always advocated for cash because I can only spend what I have in my purse. I have tended to use a credit card as if I can virtually buy what I like rather than be limited to what I have. Of course I use credit for digital banking and if I have to buy tickets etc that you can only purchase on line. Cash works for me and thank goodness I have enough because I know many people who do live on credit and using their cards are disillusioning themselves that they have more than they have

Makes sense, depending on the person. Sure, I've seen myself how so many people simply can't help themselves and end up in financial strife.

The secret is to have and keep a LOW balance. I've been with the same bank for 28 years and never paid one cent on interest!
Yes, there are bank fees and convenience (or necessity) but still way below the cost of using your car or getting fined for late payments.

Almost one-third of Australians have a credit card debt.
As I see it, if you owe the money, you DON'T own the item!

 

[Jest]

Yes, I agree cash is king, (I never owned a C/C until I came to Australia) but surely you guys that say, "I only use cash.", must surely do some debit, or credit banking, as well.

Even when I was able to run around to the Post Office etc., to pay bills occasionally, I still had debit orders on my C/C.
Now, obviously, I have EVERYTHING on it and most bills are paid monthly.
Cheque Accounts are basically obsolete, so how do you pay bills with cash only?

Sadly, I still believe the world will become a cashless society sooner than we think!

we need to get on and be prepared by both avenues. i have cash and i have cards. easy. take care.

 

[Sherril54]

So that means we couldn't use our Debit / Credit cards to pay for anything either ??

 

[Sherril54]

Yes, I think the world is heading toward a cashless society, so we can all expect to have nil access to our money when the systems go down!! This is going to lead to complete chaos, do the banks realy care I don`t think so!! People power is going to be the only way that cash is still a legal tender. So people start the complaints and remove your money from banks or financial institutions that are listening to the needs of their customers.