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I do this a fair bit. I use credit cards, but also a fair bit of cash, mostly because using Amex to buy a scone seems slightly obnoxious. I don't drive, though my wife dies, so I scoot a lot. I don't always bring my phone with my on weekends, not because I don't want someone tracking me, but because I'd like to drink a coffee and have a snack in peace. I will bring it if I might have to coordinate with my wife or kids, but my daily phone use is under an hour a day. I'll check stuff when I wake up, and maybe I'll check stuff before I go to bed.You don't have to, though. If you wanted to, you can live like you did in the 80s.
If your work demands email, then just use email and nothing else. This is not some despotic and dystopic future.
I use an old CRT monitor hooked up to my military Toughbook (Panasonic CF-31) which has no built in mics or cameras, and I 100% refuse to use skype or anything that uses video, just because I find it super distracting. I will facetime my kids when I travel, but that's about it. No one else. About 90% of my internet use is from a single location.