In Just A Few Years, These Common Objects Will Be Completely Useless

Published on 07/27/2021
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Landlines

Is there anyone else who heard that noise? We’re going to guess that whatever it was wasn’t the ring of a landline or a home phone. This is because no one seems to use their home phones these days.

Landlines

Landlines

People are increasingly using cell phones to make calls instead of using home phones or landlines. We’d be hard pressed to find anyone who remembered their home phone number if they even had one. Over 90% of homes in the United States had a landline in 2004. In 2019, however, that percentage had dropped considerably, with only roughly 40% of people claiming to have a house phone.

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Check books

The checkbook is going to get a rude awakening. After years of having a checkbook in their purse or hidden in a drawer at home, the checkbook appears to be on its way out.

Check Books

Check Books

This is due to the fact that people are no longer writing checks in the same way they used to. Many firms now use direct deposit to eliminate the need for checks at work. Otherwise, sites like PayPal and apps like Venmo have made it more easier to exchange money and have eliminated the need for anyone to get out their checkbooks.

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