I was born in 2000, so I count as gen Z, and I genuinely prefer using physical debit card to paying with a phone (except when I need to touch the keyboard on a terminal).
But I’m weird like that and I like physical things, like my wallet with a sewing kit and bottle opener. In other pocket I keep a knife and a small flashlight
And I’m not installing my government app, and especially I’m not installing some shitty gym membership app, when I can have a card in my wallet.
My wallet isn’t owned by a tech conglomerate that has access and admin privileges to everything inside of it. Also, I just don’t want my phone to be everything, especially my I.D.
My phone’s dead. Guess I’m broke until I find a charger.
When I’m out I keep my phone on airplane mode and in a little faraday bag. I am not dragging out my phone and waiting for it to reacquire signal every time I want to buy cigarettes. Nevermind that defeats the point of the faraday bag…
If I was much older I wouldn’t even count as a millennial, and Im genuinely shocked by some of these replies.
People don’t seem to realize
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Phone cases can have credit card holders in them
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Some states now have virtual driver’s licenses
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if your phone breaks or whatever all your data is accessible from another device and freeze all your accounts if for some reason you skipped #1.
There really is no need for a wallet anymore.
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Meanwhile I’m over here with my 1.5in thick wallet with a shitton of different cards and cash.
Paying with cash is the most private method. I hope it stays.
You already can’t in so many places. I thought it was required to accept cash, but apparently that’s only for paying the government.
You guys don’t pay with cash?
So every purchase you make, doesn’t matter how small, you give a cut to the payment processor? I’d be fucking pissed if I were a small shop selling to you. In fact there are many shops that just refuse to sell if you buy something too cheap through a payment processor.
It costs me 2-4% to pay with cash. I don’t care about how much money I make for the business, I care how much an item costs me. If paying with credit costs me 2-4% less I’m going to do that. Plus all the added perks, like doubling of manufacture warranty, or travel insurance, to name a couple.
Paying with credit raises your credit score which is required as a check for getting rentals or apartments unfortunately.
What the fuck
…i have a wallet. One of the band ones, for cards only. Obsessed with having my cards (id, club and pay ones) with me at all times, but hate coins and bills with all my heart. As soon as I could drop 'em, I did.
Debt do does what it will and won’t do, so I don’t, and that’s why I don’t pay my taxes. Also, in other news, I cost taxes.
I’ve never used a wallet. I either put my credit card and ID in my jeans or the small zipped pocket of my purse. 2 cards don’t deserve to have their own wallet - what do y’all put in there?
A few credit cards (used to carry only two, but when one got swallowed by an atm in a foreign country I learned better), a debit card, id card, drivers license, medical insurance card, car key card, bills, coins. Sometimes a few receipts to expense or the odd parking card.
Basically everything is a backup, my phone has all my credit and debit cards and my car key, but I still carry the wallet just in case: phone dead, traffic stop, sick, etc.
Millenial here. While I technically have a wallet (card holder) i don’t bring it with me. Ama
Do you eat the cauliflower or the broccoli first in a bag of mixed. Also do you eat one before the other because you want to save the best for last, or you eat it first because you enjoy it more and want it hot?
Yes
I thought it was crossbody bags and side partings that gave us away?
Oh crap, has the side part came back too? I used to hate my mom brushing my hair like that when it looked too messy for her… That being said I do miss my mom and would probably wear my hair like that if it would bring her back.
I don’t think it ever left… Its not popular with Gen Z that’s for sure but I love my side parting! Give it a go for her.
I still have a wallet in there to keep my IDs and important cards
Well yeah, gotta have a nice purse, its too useful, didn’t mean it as a separate thing just that apparently crossbodies are apparently a very millennial thing…
Us millennials must age gracefully if youth can’t recognize our age until they ask for our wallet
Checking out at the liquor store
Cashier: “Can I see your ID?”
Me: “Awww. I hardly ever get ‘carded’ anymore. It feels kind of nice.”
Starts to pull out wallet
Cashier: “Oh, nevermind. You’re good.”
Me: “…Listen here you little shit. You started this whole thing. Now I’m going to show you my ID anyways and you’re going to act surprised like ‘OMG! I could have sworn he was 22! I didn’t even notice his bald spot.’”.
We’re well known to have aged particularly gracefully
Do kids in the US not have wallets? I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t have one (in Germany)
Yeah, because paying by card isn’t an option everywhere in Germany. The only time I carry cash is when I visit Germany.
Some phone cases have an attached pocket. Barely holds 2 cards, but it’s probably enough to slip in a student ID, travel pass and squeeze in an emergency note (money).
I find that very lope sided as I prefer to have a balance of stuff on both sides of my trouser pockets.
Well the fun bonus effect with those is that if you lose your phone, you’ve lost literally everything.
