Recent research reveals something unexpected about how young people handle money. When Gen Z carries physical cash, over half admit they're way more likely to blow it on impulse buys. Digital cards? Totally different story.

A major payments platform surveyed thousands of teens and young adults, and the pattern's clear: swiping a debit card somehow triggers better spending discipline than counting bills. Maybe it's the transaction record staring back at them. Maybe cash just feels less "real" once it's in your pocket. Either way, this generation's relationship with money doesn't look anything like their parents'. They're building financial literacy through screens, not piggy banks.