Talk:Cash is king

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For an October 2004 deletion debate over this page see Votes for deletion/Cash is king

Why has this page been marked for deletion? It seems to be very much alive. There have been several edits since I created it. User:Abelson

That's because most of the edits are the result of it being marked for deletion. Being marked for deletion brings attention to articles, and they are often greatly improved in the process. The Steve 14:53, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC)

Please see this edit comparison where I removed a large block from the article. The phrase "Cash is king" relates to corporate valuation - the argument that cash flows are a better predictor of corporate value than profits, revenues, assets or other single metrics. A company with excellent profits and growing revenues can still go bankrupt if they do not keep adequate cash available. The term "cash" in this context includes actual currency and most easily convertible assets and even some near-term debt structures (such as corporate credit cards and revolving credit facilities).

The phrase is not generally used to describe consumer credit decisions. The block of text which I removed tries to tie the argument that "paying cash (strictly limited to currency) is better than using credit cards" to this phrase. That is not a generally accepted usage of the phrase. Rossami 16:47, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

There should be some mention of the phrase as a cliche used by excited idiots to sound smarter than they are.Aaronchall (talk) 20:27, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Code Phrase for Cash Deals?
I've spent time in coin shops and pawn shops in the last couple of years where I frequently hear the phrase "cash is king." In these cases, it seems to be used as a not-so-secret code telling the buyer that cash transactions are preferred. The buyer often benefits by not being asked to pay sales tax, whereas if they pay by credit card or ask for a receipt they do.

If this situation is common elsewhere it might warrant its own section or mention in this article. I can't say that it is common, but thought I'd post here in case it's worth including in Wikipedia. CheMechanical (talk) 01:46, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

I'll throw my hat in the ring for this interpretation, too (five years later). I have a few family members and friends who do a lot of buy/sell/trade at flea markets and similar, and use this phrase to refer to the cash deals they make with each other for items. Liquid cash is king; you can't really effectively haggle with a checkbook. 24.173.185.250 (talk) 13:43, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

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Might be worth creating a "Cash is trash" page
"Cash is trash" could be either a section that describes the counterposition to "Cash is king" ... or if it's noteworthy enough, we could create an entirely new page for it and put it in the "See also" section.

A quick internet search for "Cash is trash" will render many results, so it's probably notable enough.

Thoughts? Mapmaker345 (talk) 17:11, 9 September 2021 (UTC)