Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Wednesday
Well just got back from a quick walk to the recycle bin, the newspaper stack was getting a bit high...
Seems like the second day of spring is even better than the first, sun is out, and people are loving it, it is a bit nippy outside but warm in the sun. Today is my day off, so I am just resting and relaxing, staying out of trouble and out of the stores. Last night I made my first deposit into my checking account (my four hour orientation at Costco), I wanted a savings account, but they would only let me do 1 transaction per month, then they charge me for each transaction. With a checking account I get 15 transactions a month, before I have to start coughing up the dough. Hopefully I won't need to use the card more that a few transactions a month. My job is supposed to do direct deposit, so this is why I got an account. It is good to have money coming in, even though it is slightly above minimum wage...
On other good news, I FINALLY got the ball rolling on the Air Canada / Bank of Butterfield (my old bank in Bermuda) problem. I recieved a fax with a conformation of money sent to my cancelled credit card account, so it is floating some where in the Bank of Butterfields vaults. Years ago, I left that bank because of crappy service, only to go back to it because the other bank (Bank of Bermuda) had EVEN worse service. I spoke to the Credit card woman I have been dealing with since last August, so now the faxed info has been passed on to another department and they have to find it. Hopefully soon, I want to get this behind me, and of course I want my money! Like I said in an earlier blog, if this was money owed to the Bank, I am pretty sure they would have flown up hear and beat the crap outta me until I paid up.....
I think my next purchase may be an extra matress so I can stuff my money into it!!!!
Keep it safe all
Ian
Seems like the second day of spring is even better than the first, sun is out, and people are loving it, it is a bit nippy outside but warm in the sun. Today is my day off, so I am just resting and relaxing, staying out of trouble and out of the stores. Last night I made my first deposit into my checking account (my four hour orientation at Costco), I wanted a savings account, but they would only let me do 1 transaction per month, then they charge me for each transaction. With a checking account I get 15 transactions a month, before I have to start coughing up the dough. Hopefully I won't need to use the card more that a few transactions a month. My job is supposed to do direct deposit, so this is why I got an account. It is good to have money coming in, even though it is slightly above minimum wage...
On other good news, I FINALLY got the ball rolling on the Air Canada / Bank of Butterfield (my old bank in Bermuda) problem. I recieved a fax with a conformation of money sent to my cancelled credit card account, so it is floating some where in the Bank of Butterfields vaults. Years ago, I left that bank because of crappy service, only to go back to it because the other bank (Bank of Bermuda) had EVEN worse service. I spoke to the Credit card woman I have been dealing with since last August, so now the faxed info has been passed on to another department and they have to find it. Hopefully soon, I want to get this behind me, and of course I want my money! Like I said in an earlier blog, if this was money owed to the Bank, I am pretty sure they would have flown up hear and beat the crap outta me until I paid up.....
I think my next purchase may be an extra matress so I can stuff my money into it!!!!
Keep it safe all
Ian
