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In the future, people may no longer be able to pay for things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by card or using phones. Do you think this will happen one day? Why do you think some people might not be happy to give up using cash?

#future #people #shops #cash #payments #card #phones
In
this
 passing lifestyle,
one day
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population
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 has to pay all the bills by
card
 or contactless payments.
This
 is not far when
people
 going to have no
cash
 with them or stores going to refuse any
cash
 payment. But, some
people
 like old age residents may not be happy with
this
 change as it can be hard adaptation for them. Even, nowadays, most of the bills are online. Youngsters found online banking and
card
 facilities are easier than carrying
cash
 with them. When
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 the new generation finds it easy,
people
 with old age struggle to
use
 new technological things.
For example
, Most of the adults who work in offices and have busy schedules prefer using cards or phone payments as they do not have enough time to go to the
cash
 points and withdraw some money.
Also
, all the wages go directly into the accounts. Because of these new pay methods, everything is going digital these days. So, in future, it is not far when every bill is going to be paid online or by
card
. Again, because companies send wages directly into accounts. It is easy for them to keep records and it is less hectic as well because they do not have to count any money and keep it in different envelopes for every employer. There are so many merits of
card
 or using online methods but it does not apply to everyone. As
i
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 mentioned before, old age
people
 do not have enough knowledge to
use
 new technologies and someone can take advantage of them. So they might not be happy to
use
card
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cards
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 everywhere and prefer
cash
instead
 of any other method. In conclusion, even when it is easy to
use
card
 and contactless methods. Still, some
people
 may find difficulty in it. So, there should be both options available for everyone when it comes to payment.
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