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'Cash stuffing' is the budgeting hack gaining popularity on social media. Here's how it works (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] Urbanfox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'll also pay more by going into shops and using cash..

Big bag of dog food from local shop, £65.

Same bag from online only retailer with free shipping? £38.

Cash only is not a good way to budget.

[–] ElleChaise@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

But at what cost? Sure the individual will save in the short run on the occasional bag of dog food, but society at large will lose options that avoid tracking and outside intervention. The push for online shopping isn't for your convenience, it's for control over your life and your spending. In the future there will be only a handful of companies total, and they'll essentially become the government if we don't wake up and shake shit up.

[–] discostjohn@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Imagine having enough money to have the luxury of making moral choices with it lmao

[–] Urbanfox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you have enough money to support local retailers then absolutely - it's important.

But if you're struggling to the extent that you're envolope budgeting to make sure everything gets a share, then you've got bigger more immediate problems than Costco becoming so big you get your law degree from there.