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Thursday I closed some more accounts.<\/p>\n
Both electronic and in the real world.<\/p>\n
1 Bank account and my toll road account.<\/p>\n
Getting rid of accounts as always is liberating. I got rid of the toll road transponder because it was ridiculously expensive. <\/p>\n
What was happening is the amount on account was being decremented by 7 dollars a month in any month in which I didn’t exceed 7 dollars in tolls. Since I was only in a position to use the dang thing once every couple of months it worked out that I was spending $15 every time I took the toll road.<\/p>\n
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The bank account was a little more interesting. This was the termination of a 20 year long relationship. About a year ago they hired a a firm, (I’m betting offshore) who “updated” their online banking site.<\/p>\n
The “Update” made all Macintosh browsers completely unusable. At the same time the bank engaged a third party to process online bill pay. The third party then wanted every single account number, user ID and password for vendor websites. This is a concern to me for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n
It didn’t matter though, since the bank neglected to let us know that NO payment had been made for 2 months, or could be made until I provided them all the requested information.<\/p>\n
Uh OH!<\/p>\n
Since everything was online through the old banking website including billing notifications… It was at this point that I discovered I had unpaid bills! OH JOY!<\/p>\n
So the priority then was to contact every biller that I’d switched over to this bank, then switch everything back to paper statements, and of course write a bunch of checks…<\/p>\n
Flash forward a year, and the bank still hasn’t corrected the problem. But it didn’t really matter because I’d found another bank.<\/p>\n
It’s nice to free of yet a few more responsibilities.<\/p>\n
Yes, Responsibilities!<\/p>\n
With each account you have the responsibility to create a user ID, a Password, and to keep track of this information. Then there’s the endless reviewing of the terms and conditions of your being a customer.<\/p>\n
I’ve been on a campaign to simplify my life, not make it more complex.<\/p>\n
This is a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thursday I closed some more accounts. Both electronic and in the real world. 1 Bank account and my toll road account. Getting rid of accounts as always is liberating. I got rid of the toll road transponder because it was ridiculously expensive. What was happening is the amount on account was being decremented by 7 … <\/p>\n