The trap of online payments

When I was six and moved into the house Mom and Dad bought from my Grampa, there was a wall mount hand crank phone and about 30 people on the party line LOL
I'm old enough to remember crank phones and party lines. I was a kid, but I remember it.
My great aunt was a busy body and would sit on the line and listen to people's conversations.
Being on a farm could get boring!