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<p>[QUOTE="COCollector, post: 3548727, member: 76108"]Probably true for <b><i>adorable</i></b> idiots too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And maybe they'd be massively in favor of eliminating the cent if they knew about the potential "windfall":</p><p><br /></p><p>-- Pay cash for your <b><i>small</i></b> purchases that round up. Woo hoo! You're an instant winner of 1 or 2 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>-- If your <b><i>small</i></b> purchase doesn't round up, pay with a rewards credit card. There's no rounding on card purchases, right? So, you don't lose 1 or 2 cents. And you get the card rewards. It's win-win.</p><p><br /></p><p>How much is a <b><i>small</i></b> <b><i>cash</i></b> <b><i>purchase</i></b>? My rule of thumb would be: $10/max for 1-cent gain, or up to $20 for 2-cent gain. YMMV.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously though, I rarely pay cash now. And I probably wouldn't change my habits just for a few extra cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="COCollector, post: 3548727, member: 76108"]Probably true for [B][I]adorable[/I][/B] idiots too. :) And maybe they'd be massively in favor of eliminating the cent if they knew about the potential "windfall": -- Pay cash for your [B][I]small[/I][/B] purchases that round up. Woo hoo! You're an instant winner of 1 or 2 cents. -- If your [B][I]small[/I][/B] purchase doesn't round up, pay with a rewards credit card. There's no rounding on card purchases, right? So, you don't lose 1 or 2 cents. And you get the card rewards. It's win-win. How much is a [B][I]small[/I][/B] [B][I]cash[/I][/B] [B][I]purchase[/I][/B]? My rule of thumb would be: $10/max for 1-cent gain, or up to $20 for 2-cent gain. YMMV. Seriously though, I rarely pay cash now. And I probably wouldn't change my habits just for a few extra cents.[/QUOTE]
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