Save That Spare Change!
December 18, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under saving money
For a few months, I’ve been driving around with a can of change. lol I took it to the bank one day to have it counted in their machine and the tellers were busy doing some kind of work to the machine, so I couldn’t use it. Since I had direct deposit, I didn’t make it to the bank for a few months.
Finally, a few weeks ago I stopped by the bank and took the can inside. I figured I had $25-30. I was so surprised when the ticket printed out. I had $71!!!! Yeehaw! That was good news to me!
Do …read more
Sometimes “Sorry” Isn’t Good Enough
August 19, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
My husband and I were out of town for job training last week and on the way home we stopped to get gas. I was floored when my North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) debit card did not work. What to do? We had to have gas to get home! Thankfully, we had a credit card in our wallet for emergencies.
We arrived home Saturday morning and I called the 800 number for Raleigh SECU customer service. The rep told me that the $4000 check I had deposited to my account was going to be returned. I had deposited a $4000 check, but was not …read more
Do You Take “No” for an Answer?
August 18, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
While my husband and I were out of town last week for job training, our debit cards were denied. Gas. Denied. Wal-Mart. Denied. What in the world was going on? I figured the servers were down or something like that. It’s happened once before. Thank goodness we have a credit card for emergencies.
We got back into town and Saturday I called the bank. A hold had been put on our account because a check someone wrote me was returned. I could see putting a hold on the funds that were bad, but what about the rest of MY money????
I asked that my …read more
Check Your Statements
October 17, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters, news
Be sure to check your credit card and bank statement throughly. If the bank makes a mistake, then you only have 60 days to dispute and claim your lost money. If it’s their error, then they pretty much have an unlimited amount of time to take the money out of your account, even without letting you know first. No, this isn’t fair, so consider this a friendly remember to check your statements throughly each month.
