Cash or Credit?

I rarely have cash on me. I usually have to go to the ATM when I go to the Farmer's Market or when I need to purchase city yard waste bags. I've been thinking eventually "money" as we know it will go away. Guess we still have a little while longer to use the real stuff, according to the AP.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- The U.S. Mint wants Americans to start getting serious about using dollar coins.

Grand Rapids is one of four cities that have been chosen to test new efforts to encourage their regular use. The other cities are Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Charlotte, N.C.

Americans ignored the Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea dollars.

Last year the Mint started rolling out a series of dollar coins featuring all the U.S. presidents, in the order they served. The government wants more consumers spending dollar coins and more retailers giving them to customers as change.

Mint officials say dollar coins are more durable than paper bills and have the potential to save the country millions of dollars annually in production costs.