I can't remember the last time I took any cash out at all let alone in the thousands. The biggest purchases have always been bank cheques.
I've had a savings and a transaction account forever, you'd think these kids could learn how to do that
I can only count two times on my hand in memory where I couldn't use a card. Maybe just pure luck.
One was when my card got blocked because an ATM got skimmed that I had used and they did it as a precaution and the other was when the bank ****ed up issuing my new card
Each to their own though but apart from paying for drinks and strippers, never seen the need for cash.