Plastic cash.

• Position: MONEY - Brief article

Talk about stretching your savings. The United Kingdom (England,. Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) is switching to plastic money in 2016, joining Canada, Australia, and more than 20 other nations. The reason: Paper bills typically last just a few years, while the new ones-made of polymer, a material used to make plastic-last more than twice as long and are harder to counterfeit. They'll save the U.K. about $17 million over the course of a decade. Most countries with paperless currency seem to have adapted, but some Canadians have complained...