21 sats \ 1 reply \ @fiatbad 12 Mar \ on: How do you guys use bitcoin to pay for day to day things? bitcoin_beginners
BTCMap.org especially when traveling to find local merchants.
Oshi to buy online from merchants who are usually holding the Bitcoin and trying to build a circular economy with it. Higher integrity merchants. The caveat here is that Oshi has been going through a lot of changes recently. They seem to be phasing out their mobile app and opting to be more web based. So, keep that in mind when using them... there may be bugs and clunky UI for now.
I try to avoid using the gift card sites such as bitrefill because they support altcoins and the merchants are getting paid in fiat. It doesn't make a stand the way paying in Bitcoin does. It doesn't further the revolution. We should want to support merchants who understand the value of Bitcoin, and boycott those who don't.
That's actually a pretty good point concerning the giftcard sites and I never really liked them that much precisely because I'm not really transacting with the merchant. Just trading sats for <$corporation> bucks.
If I can find merchants that take BTC, either physical or online, I can at least reduce my fiat spending to a minimum.
Aside from DarthCoin's suggestions concerning bills, there are some things that I just cannot say no immediately to them. But I'm really liking all the answers since these are resources I can use as I gradually move my personal finances away from fiat as much as I can.
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