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Forbes blogger Faw on CEME Smackdown
Tweet Thanks to Larissa Faw of Forbes for her coverage of our little payments experiment. Faw covers Milliennial women workplace trends, with a focus on entrepreneurs, finance and innovation. We at CEME are grateful for the interest in our experiential … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Ravi and Brooke
Tweet Ravi’s inexplicable good fortune won him the $100 prize from MasterCard, and Brooke took the dinner prize for best blog entry. Congratulations from Kim, Ben, and the Center for Emerging Market Enterprises! Thank you to all who participated, and … Continue reading
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That was easy
Tweet I started out thinking that I would have at least some instances where I would be frustrated by being restricted to cards for a week, but I think the most interesting story is that I went almost an entire … Continue reading
A cardless week for a loyal card user
Tweet This was a challenge, especially when the world is programmed to use cards. One would think that using cards would save money versus using cash but that isn’t true. I can tell you I did cheat a couple of … Continue reading
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Lazy wants her cards back
Tweet Living without cards for a week resulted in some interesting habits. For one, I developed a fear of being without small bills. I found that I always liked to keep a couple $1, $5 and $10 dollar bills on … Continue reading
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Concluding thoughts
Tweet I told myself I was going to blog every day, tens of hilarious stories about my trials and tribulations living in a cash-constrained world. But the truth is, all the trials and tribulations were mundane inconveniences, causing me to … Continue reading
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Trust in Cash
Tweet I was cashless (swapped out of cardless because I didn’t want to waste a week of pre-paid T-pass). Everything was fine, I even installed levelup and got a bonus $5 which I used to get a loaf of bread … Continue reading
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Random Musings
Tweet Since I’ve undertaken the mission to forego cash, I realize that I have been on a mental and physical detox from all late-night outings. An unintended consequence indeed. Why? First lesson in college: always carry cash when going out, … Continue reading
A week in card-less purgatory: A diary
Tweet (Background: Your humble blogger is a self-styled guru of “Zen and the art of cashless living”. With over 10,000 hours of practice in non-cash payments (Here’s one more data point for you Malcolm Gladwell!) in the last 12 years, … Continue reading
Going without cash is somewhat uneventful… and slightly expensive!
Tweet I have to admit: my cashless week was somewhat uneventful. When I first learned that we would be randomly selected to be on either side of this smackdown, I prayed to God to place me in the cashless group. … Continue reading
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