While many of us have grown accustomed to plastic-based financial transactions, in Greece cash is the way to go. Even in restaurants it’s seldom that credit cards are accepted and it can’t be pleasant to get to the end of a meal and realize you can’t pay (you might have to wash a lot of broken dishes!). Writing a check you say? Forget about it as unless there’s been some prior negotiation, personal checks might as well be toilet paper. On the other hand, many stores say they accept credit cards, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use one once you reach the counter. Always have cash on you and if you don’t have any, ensure that an ATM is close-by so you can get some at the drop of a hat