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Credit where credit is due

The Money Blog in the UK edition of the Guardian  highlighted how, today, we are moving more and more towards a cashless society.

In summary Patrick Collinson, the author, emphasised that with cash there is tighter control between the consumption and purchasing. , accentuating the pain of paying. This is not dissimilar  to breaking into a $50 note: the next thing you know it's gone and all that is is  a few bits of heavy change and if lucky maybe a gold coin or two.  

There's a buffer between buying and the pain associated by means of the credit card or whatever plastic you use. It's a "buy now, pay later"syndrome which delays the crunch and "ouch"factor of the bill. 

The trouble with cash is ithat once in your pocket, it tends to disappear, vanish.. This I'll willingly admit ismy downfall. I rarely have cash on me for that very reason but find myself in all sorts of strife when boarding a bus, many of which are pre-pay, or buying a newspaper although with the way things are going newspapers will be up there with the best of our daily needs in terms of expense.

Cash is also a far more telling sign of a person's wealth. I can recall when first starting out barely having two pennies to rub together but once a month I would treat myself to a meal in a restaurant , one of which cost a bit more that I had anticipated. I left behind something like 20c as a tip, in change. As I walked out of the door the waiter called out from behind me "You've left your bus money behind!"

Probably the best use of credit cards is as a cash flow adjustment or when purchasing larger items and amounts where the card offers some protection in terms of returns, guarantees etc etc.

Whatever it is , cards versus cash will become less and less of a problem as we all move towards credit , bit coins (never understood those) or maybe even bartering.

Schooldays heaven or hell??

Campaign urges boarding schools to stop taking young children

After an article in last week's Observer Magazine about abuse claims, campaigners call for end to children being 'sent away' (from the UK Guardian 11/May.2014')

Could not agree more with the article. I attended boarding school from a very early age and dislike it intently. Not for me. There were however those who loved it and revelled in the immature "Boy's Own" masculine herd gatherings. I joined in, because peer pressure said I should but at the back of my mind always was the thought that the pack leaders were "suss". All I can conclude is that it is not for everyone and if parent's can afford the shekels to shell out good luck to them, It all probably boils down to the individual. 

Extreme Weather

Severe depression Joe

Last mention, promise, of the budget.
There's a severe storm brewing over ACT...the map below shows the system and its intended path for the coming months, Good luck,all. Bit feeble but there's a ring of truth about it.

Search for eternal youth

There have been reports in the Press recently regarding experiments on mice. Apparently if older mice are injected with the blood of young mice, the effects are interesting The older mice are more energetic and  seem mentally to be more alert.
This observation has led some people to believe that the elixir of youth eventually will be discovered. Of course it is hard to tell whether an old mice will change in appearance.
Older people obviously would be the ones who demand this product but the side effects are unknown,
Grandma and Grandpa could find themselves flush with a sudden surge of libido. Imagine if you will Nan and Cramps having a bit of confit dámour in the bedroom ( maybe on the kitchen table between the ketchup and HP sauce) when they would a break and nibble on a piece of hardened cheddar. On the plus side this would not be a problem as their teeth would be growing,  albeit only two; further trouble might have them  composing themselves, breathless and struggling with  entangled tails .
Boggle.

P.S. Unclear why Dracula wears a dinner suit..perhaps some oblique reference to the blood-thirsty upper class in days of yore?