My banks ATM defaults to $100 bills, and it takes a bunch of taps to get only $20 bills.
For some silly reason, the machine stocks only these bills: $5$ $20$ $100$
Why waste an entire cash dispenser on fives when it could instead be handing out fifties (or at least tens)... especially at an ATM!?
I think it's time for a $1000 bill, again. Let's get rid of bills less than $10$ (coins instead); also, get rid of pennies [in progress] and nickels.
Leaving only: dimes*, quarters, halves, dollar [coin], $2 & $5 [coins], $10$ $20$ $50$ $100$ $1000$ [bills]
*I'd suggest nix'ing this one, too, if it were physically larger [but isn't]
I only stock my wallet with $100$ $50$ $10$ $2$ [bills], and immediately get rid of ones ($1$) when possible. I do not have any credit cards.
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I agree, but I'd actually like to see 200 and 500 dollar denominations as well. Would keep the same number of distinct bills that way if the three smallest ones were phased out.
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But does anybody actually run to the ATM for just five dollars (as opposed to say ten)?!?
Just for reference, I am a blue-collar electrician that lives in a less-affluent rural state. I became worth zero dollars 9 years ago, which was a pleasant day I'd labored years towards.