Now, That Makes Me Mad
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (100675)
United States
June 10, 2025 9:22am CST
Remember that cartoon dog, Droopy? He would get into certain situations and then iterate, "Now, that makes me mad," before grabbing another character's arm and then repeatedly slamming them into the ground.
That was a pretty funny character.
He comes to mind because I had thought I had forgotten to make a payment to the U.S. Bank credit card for $410, only to make another one and now I will have a $410 credit.
Not that that's all that terrible a thing. But at the same time, they sure won't pay me interest on that.
Oh well. If only U.S. Bank had a tab where it showed pending payments. If they did, I could have known that the payment I made on the 7th simply wasn't processed yet.
Now, that makes me mad.
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@BarBaraPrz (49823)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jun
I don't think Droopy ever visited my planet.
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@BarBaraPrz (49823)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Jun
@porwest And I'm sure I haven't.
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@porwest (100675)
• United States
11 Jun
@BarBaraPrz Look up Droopy on YouTube. I am sure one episode and you'll be like, "Oh yeah." I mean, if I know who Dudley Do-Right is, you surely know who Droopy is. lol
Not to mention, Rocky and Bullwinkle...both Canadian cartoons that made their rounds in the U.S. when I was a kid.
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@GardenGerty (164106)
• United States
11 Jun
They will not pay you interest but you will save a teeny tiny bit of interest by paying ahead.
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@terri0824 (5163)
• United States
10 Jun
Seems like it should have at least showed that no payment was due. Thankfully you will have a credit and will not need to make next month's payment.
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@FourWalls (75565)
• United States
10 Jun
That’s interesting. Chase will NOT allow me to pay more than 10% over what my balance (including pending charges) is. If I know I’m going to have a $400 car maintenance bill on the credit card next week, I can’t pay them NOW for it, I have to wait until it posts. I’m surprised they’d let you make a payment like that, or at least not give you a warning “you have no payment due at this time.”
Oh, well. Yeah, wish YOU could get 29.75% interest on that money they’re holding of yours.
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@FourWalls (75565)
• United States
11 Jun
@porwest — thanks for making me glad I have Chase.
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@porwest (100675)
• United States
11 Jun
@FourWalls They may be better at this, but like all banks, they will just screw you some other way. lol
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15074)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Jun
Banking in general gets me mad lol
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15074)
• Torrington, Connecticut
11 Jun
@porwest Mine is spread into 2 properties and 4 vehicles, not the smartest investor but im content with life
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@porwest (100675)
• United States
11 Jun
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I'd never consider a vehicle an investment, but I can agree that the properties are.
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@kaylachan (78010)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jun
I can understand how you feel. Believe me. I would be mad, too. I usually check my bank account. When it disappears I know the payment has processed.
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@Marilynda1225 (84943)
• United States
10 Jun
As frustrating as that is it's certainly better to have a credit than a non-payment and late fees.
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@lovebuglena (46719)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Jun
That’s weird. They should show pending payments.
I remember I once paid the water bill only to realize much later I made a payment to the wrong account. I was beating myself up over that. Good thing I still had time before due date to pay the right account so avoided the late fee.
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@lovebuglena (46719)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Jun
@porwest hope it stops bugging you soon.
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@porwest (100675)
• United States
11 Jun
@lovebuglena It usually goes away after a couple of days. lol
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@LindaOHio (190922)
• United States
11 Jun
My bank doesn't show payments either. I think that's stupid.
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@LindaOHio (190922)
• United States
5h
@porwest They have a link to show you pending payments for other things like utilities, etc. Why can't they show pending CC payments? Why? Because it makes sense. lol
@porwest (100675)
• United States
11 Jun
Some do, some don't. But it would make sense to me that all do. I keep good track of things, but I'm human. Sometimes things get overlooked—I had made the "paid" entry in my proper place. But it wasn't showing in any "pending" status, so all I could assume was that maybe I forgot to hit the "submit" button or something or that my payment was somehow not sent through.
It's a small inconvenience, but one that I think could have been avoided if I were able to see pending payments.
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@arunima25 (90498)
• Bangalore, India
11 Jun
Oh! That's terrible thing and you must be mad. Glad that our banks have reminders to avoid late fees and tabs to show if it is pending or being processed. That makes it convenient and user friendly.
@BabeSays (8646)
• Mauritius
11 Jun
I always wondered how he got his ways with that serious face of his as a kid. 
