Originally Posted by
The_Bouncer
This is entirely possible in many European countries. If I lived in the UK, for example, I probably wouldn't even carry cash at all.
However, you would struggle in Germany or, to a lesser degree, Austria.
A lot of places in the Netherlands only accept cards issued by Dutch banks.
In the UK, on the other hand, I can make a £20 note last for well over a month. Can't spend my euro cent coins there, though.