Nowadays plastic money replacements such as credit and debit cards are extremely popular, even more than banknotes and coins. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this.

In recent times, electronic transactions are popular and
its
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is replacing the traditional banking system and use of paper
money
which is supplanted by credit
card
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cards
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and debit
card
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cards
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. There are many benefits of
this
plastic
money
such
as it is easy to carry and
person
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a person
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can do transactions easily even in
foreign
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a foreign
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country.
However
, it cannot able to use in small retail outlets and it creates massive problems when it is stolen or someone knows about your
card
details. In
this
essay I will discuss both the positive and negative consequences of plastic
money
and based on I will derive a conclusion. On the positive side, bank cards are easy to carry and more convenient to access.
Person
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A person
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does not need to carry
bunch
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a bunch
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of hard cash.
For example
, if
individual
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an individual
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wants to buy
four wheeler
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vehicle , so he cannot carry paper
money
with him.
Also
, there are many handsome discounts as well as offer available for purchase thins by cards.
Moreover
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it is accessible in every corner of the world.
For instance
, nowadays ,
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it
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is
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it
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has become easy to shop with VISA or MASTER
CARD
, virtually from anywhere in
this
global village.
Also
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people do not need to standing in a long queue to pay their utility bills or convert their native currency to any other
nation
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currency. On the negative side, as every garden has
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, plastic transactions have
also
drawbacks.
First
and foremost ,
this
type of payments system
are
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not accepted by small retailers or in rural areas people are not aware
about
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it.
Also
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this
cards machines need
a
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electric city to access it. It is not available 24*7 power supply in villages. To illustrate
this
scenario , about 6 months ago, I visited a village in Rajasthan state where I purchase cold drinks and I gave my debit
card
for payment but
shopkeeper
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denied it because he does not have swiping machine.
In addition
, it creates
huge
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issue if
anonymous
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an anonymous
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is know about
card
details
such
as
card
number or password. For illustrate, in
present
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time, many news telecasted on television that its sensitive data is hacked and
due to
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the owner would suffer a great financial loss. To conclude,
although
having advantages
such
as it is a best and suitable payment method.
However
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the negative side cannot be ignored.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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