“Is a cashless culture turning us into a group of consumers who know the price of everything and the value of nothing? Would I have bought the ring shaped like an octopus, or the edible glitter if I’d had to hand over real money for them?”

We’re supposed to trust a money management article from someone with the handle Daisy Buchanan? Does this pseudonym also appear on relationship blogs?

“Dear Tearful in Towcester,

He’s not from money — he just has money. People that make money still have to work, and that’s obviously icky. Only date the landed gentry.

But hey, tease him along for a while and have some fun!”

According to newly released data, just 48% of all payments made last year were cash-based, with the majority of people using a credit or debit card to shop.

The truth is that a cashless system is impairing your decision making abilities when spending money. Click a button is a lot easier to receive the food or item  you need then actually thinking in monetary terms.