Money is a matter every person touches in one way or another. Although, the “another” has become a new normal.  The habits of how we pay, tip, give a gift, save up, give a donation or just handle money has changed drastically.

Hardly anyone has coins or small bills to give a street musician.
The prompt Loose Change seems timely.

I’ve seen businesses who don’t even take any cash.
Are the loose coins in a pocket truly a thing of the past? How about laundromats who would only take one type of coin?
I see the hand of a homeless person, holding a cup and asking for loose change. I start digging in my pockets but come up empty.
Tip jars seem to be a thing of the past. We now have a choice by hitting the button on a screen with 10%, 15%, 20%, or No Tip?

Travelling internationally in the old days required to exchange currency, and once back at the airport, where do you get rid of your unused foreign coins small bills? We called it Funny Money, and it was fun to find in a cupboard wallets with different currencies to enjoy the colorful bills of other countries.
My introduction of touch-free payment on my phone came in Australia. We took our little old wallet along for our first family visit after the travel restrictions were lifted, fully expecting the need to have some cash on hand. But it turned out, not at all in 5 weeks! An (almost) cash-free society.

And then there is the song by Bruce Springsteen “Loose Change”, which dives into the human emotional abyss.
“The song’s title also serves as its one-line refrain: “loose change in my pocket.” The loose change in question holds dual meaning, one literal and one metaphorical, and surprisingly it’s the literal sense that’s the more revealing and artful one.” *                                             
*from the blog E Street Shuffle