fucking douche-bag bank. i like how they we're like "oh, if we did it by hand we'd overlook the $0.10 but they don't say crap about the fact

… that they charged a $4.xx account a $10 "account maintenance fee" which put the kid in that situation.

assholes.

jason: i always thought customers should charge banks to keep their money (by interest), but the tables have turned. banks charge customers

people need to ditch the banks.

been thinking for two decades that the banks are getting predatory... and it gets worse and worse. this is part of what Occupy is about....

lindes: yep. I remember when Bank One started some of this crap with the amazing fee machine.

people need find a good credit union or local (well run and glad to take the money from you they do) bank and pull all of their money out.

(and of course, put it back in the good thing as putting it under your mattress is uncool)

jason: what's "uncool" about the under-your-mattress method?

lindes: you have to be your own security, it's hard to make a transfer to buy things online without the help of an established money

… handler who doesn't want to take more of your money, other things along that line. i guess i didn't mean uncool as in "not hip" but along

… the lines of "pain in the butt to do other business"

otherwise, i'd go for it.

ahh, yes... inconvenient/silly/unwise/whatever, all very different from "uncool" in my book.

but, I will say that for many many things, it's actually quite convenient to do business with just cash, so… not sure it's as bad as you

seem to think it is. well, unless you live in BFE perhaps, and online purchases are therefore a bigger deal.

well, i live in BFI, but we are getting an REI (FINALLY) in the spring so that eliminates one of my needs for online purchases.

though... have you watched The Story of Stuff? The Story of Stuff

no, but i will. i despise stuff in general. i'm trying to convince my wife we can live in 500ft^2 less, and get rid of even more.

perhaps you need to look into Micro-houses as well, e.g. here.

i think she would get claustrophobic and possibly kill me.

perhaps if you merely suggest it, and then back off to something "sane" (in her eyes), it could be smaller than now.

i'm sending you a virtual hug good man, GOOD man.

Good, I'm glad the bank got what they deserved. I bet they feel embarrassed now, and now she won't be doing business with them

or her family

jason: thanks.