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Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 29 Sep

Ally Bank is my primary savings account I use for my emergency fund, taking advantage of CDs, and is considered my "safe" money. I keep a substantial amount there and mainly did so because interest rates were favorable with a...

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A sunflower of sorts

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

@TheHorse wrote about his sunflower so it seemed timely to put up with iron sculpture of a sort-of sunflower. It’s in the garden of the farm where I grew up which now belongs to my cousin and her husband. I’ve put up a few photos...

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I Just Got Home and I Will be Doing MyLot Later

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11842) • Philippines 13 Nov 24

Hello everyone, I just got home and I will be back in awhile to check on your new posted blogs. I will just eat an take some rest, I am tired from commuting, I bought some office supplies from National bookstore earlier, and...

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How do you figure out which CD is best to get?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 27 Sep 24

When you try to open a CD in a bank there are different options, from a few months to a year to many years. How do you figure out which CD yields the best interest in the end? If two banks both offer a one-year CD then it’s easy...

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What happens if you cash a check from your employer and it bounces??

CountryGirl31 @CountryGirl31 (1259) • United States 1 Feb 24

I’m posting here to see if anyone has ever gone through something like this. We have been having issues at the store I work at where for the last two weeks my paycheck has bounced. The first one I cashed at my normal bank which...

banking

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Passwords Frustrate Me

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 22 Dec 23

I get why passwords are important, don't get me wrong. And I am pretty good about coming up with a password that well, you'd have to know a very deep secret about me to even come close to what they are. Not bad secrets, mind you....

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Credit Card Charges

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 23 May 23

We've been having trouble with one of our credit cards recently. I check our statement carefully every month and question every charge. I saw a charge on our statement and in the pending box for online sites. They were made to my...

online credit card useage

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Do You Have an Ally?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 16 Dec 22

When the Fed raises interest rates, of course all of your credit will have higher rates. It mostly affects credit cards since most signature and personal loans have a generally fixed rate when you take them on. But, there is a...

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The security of so-called ‘two-factor authentication’ is a joke!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 17 Sep 22

Ever since this was first brought in I have been saying this, but no-one is listening! If a mobile ‘phone is stolen, and this is one of the devices used by your bank in its two-factor authentication process, especially if you use...

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My Mobile Banking did not work

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 1 Jul 22

Mobile banking helps a lot to check your receipt or payment and transfer your money from your palm without having to go the bank or ATM machines. On the first of every month, I receive payment from the bank, and the bank usually...

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The bank screwed up

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 19 May 22

The first check we had mailed in April for the homeowner's association seemed to have vanished so my mom put a stop on it. From what I remember we didn't know the exact check number so she just told them the check amount and to...

banking

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My online banking

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 13 May 22

Few minutes ago. I got an extra payment from my job. And I immediately open my online banking website. Encode the necessary username and password. Then transferring some funds to my another banking details. Then on the middle of...

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Online Banking issue

Elie Bouba @coolsite (544) • United States 11 Jun 21

Recently I been contacted by Online banking and they offer to open a checking account with as little as $5.00 ,no fees and no minimum balance. Some of these banks never heard their name before and never so any advertising about...

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Do They Think We're Just Idgits?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 29 May 21

Trying to call yet another customer service number, I was reminded of something that seems kind of peculiar when I think about it. [i]Due to unusually high call volumes, your wait time to speak with a customer service...

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Long Day Today!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 14 Apr 21

Well today was another busy day. We had to go to Baton Rouge again today to close my mother's bank account and re-open due to more fraudulent charges hitting her checking account. We assumed the same people (family) were...

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Bank of America comes through!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Mar 21

My thanks to all who donated to my GoFundYourself account after Bank of America stole my $200 and my bank machine card. Thanks especially to @FourWalls for setting up the account. The fiasco started on Friday, I believe, and I...

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All My Bank Accounts are Gone Permanently

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 3 Mar 21

I just got a voice mail from the Federal Reserve system. Due to suspicious banking activities, all my bank accounts are gone permanently. I did not press 1 to be connected to the Concern Department of the Federal Reserve. If you...

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banking

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Online Banking: 'Is It Safe?'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 31 Jan 21

It has been a year that I asked my bank to deactivate my online banking account. The reason is that I was a victim of a scammer. I accidentally click a link and stole my healthy bank balance. When it happened, I started to...

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Woke Up To Snow This Morning

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 9 Dec 20

I woke up to snow this morning and not too happy about this as I wanted to go shopping a bit. At least, it does not look like too much snow so far, let's hope that it will stay that way. I am glad that I can do most of my...

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Sharing Banking Passwords With Spouse

Raj @Butterfingers (66603) • India 13 Oct 20

It's a question that many may not like to answer but it'll be a nice topic to discuss and see how many of us would be willing to or are already sharing their banking passwords or Debit or credit card details with their spouse /...

banking

passwords

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