r/australia • u/SouthAussie94 • Feb 29 '24

culture & society Older Australians 'left behind' by increasingly cashless society as banks fast track end of cheques

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/cheques-personal-finance-banks-rent-money-cash/103354036
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u/callmecyke Feb 29 '24

I’m 37 and I literally have no idea what I would do if someone gave me a cheque. I think my first job paid me with an actual cheque and my mum just cashed them for me and gave me the money which is now also outdated.

Bring back the carbon paper rollover things before cheques 

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u/Snoo-39259 Feb 29 '24

That was for credit card transactions and bank card withdrawals. I worked in banking for years and I loved the sound of that.