BoatBanter.com - stimulus payments

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I looked on the IRS site wondering where my money was. We get our
refund
for years direct deposit, our social
security checks for 15 years have been
direct deposit to the same account. The site said I was eligible,
but
needed banking info. Sad, they are this
incompetent. So you may want
to
check your eligibility and see if they have the bank info.

Mine came through fine.

IRS says they sent mine but I should check with the bank to see if
they have it. I am just going to wait for my next bank statement. I am
not even sure the bank is open. I doubt I will see it just by looking
at my balance.

Us modernized folks can check our accounts online.
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I guess if you believe, go for it.
I limit online exposure to my money.

Me too. It's between me and my bank.

You your bank and anyone else on the internet who can crack your
security or the bank's.

If I believe in what?

That you or they can't be hacked.

The convenience is well worth the odds.

What convenience? I have enough money in the bank that I don't need to
be looking at it every day.

I pay bills, get my checking, savings, and credit card statements all online
from the bank. Payments are made by transferring money online from one
account
to another or to the payee - water, electric, gas,
credit card, etc.

That's called convenience. Has nothing to do with how 'much' money you have.

I EFT things like bills and payments to me but that is not the same as
an open internet portal with my name on the transaction. If someone
hacks your phone and logs on as you, your chances of fighting it are
harder than if someone pretends to be the power company.
The only value I see to logging into my account is to transfer money
between accounts or check my balance. I don't care about either of
those enough to have one more password to protect. (or 5 if I had
access to all of my accounts)

Like I said, the convenience is well worth the odds.

I guess I just haven't missed it.
I don't really deal with my banks that much and I usually just go
there when I do. That ends up being a few times a year. If nothing
else, it is not worth having 4 or 5 more passwords to remember.

I do all that with one password.

Same password different banks? That is not a great idea.

Only one bank. No need for others.

I never thought only having one bank was a good idea. It makes it too
hard to fire them if they **** you off. With multiple banks you also
have a better chance of finding an ATM nearby that doesn't charge you
$4 to get a $20.

I've used an ATM only once in my life. That was in Holland when I needed some
Euros.
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How do you get cash here in the states? My former employer was an ATM
pioneer so I've been using them for 40+ years. Never had a problem.

My branch is only a mile or so away. About once every six months I get a couple
thousand in 50's. I use cash very seldom. Grandkids and the cleaning girl
mostly. If I buy a potato at Safeway, it goes on the credit card. My bank has a
reward system - 2% for everything.
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Freedom Isn't Free!

I would not get $50â€™s. They were harder to pass than $100â€™s. I use
$20. I pay cash at small stores so they actually make a profit. Friends
own a donut shop. People will put a $2 purchase on a card. That costs
the store $0.25-35 minimum. They do have a $5 minimum, but ignore most the
time.

Handling cash isn't free either if your labor and risk mean anything
to you and if you are not stuffing some in your hip pocket now and
then, cards end up being cheaper.
The bigger the company, the more expensive it is to deal with cash.
(labor + risk).
That is why stores like you getting cash back on a debit purchase.
They get the money and don't have to deal with securing it and
depositing it.

But, I always like some cash. When I ran a continuing engineering group I
always told the guys working for me to carry a good amount of cash. They
said, well they had the company AmEx card and a debit card. Asked what
happens when no ATM handy, or you want food where they donâ€™t take cards?
Same with my parents, who were children and young adults in the depression.

I usually have lunch money with me but not usually over $50-100. When
we were in "Roto Rooter" (Rotorua) New Zealand. I got $100 out of the
ATM and we walked around that little 4 block entertainment area in
town. A couple hours later I was back at the ATM and we didn't even
have dinner there. That was another "Land of the disappearing $100
bills" ... like Alaska.

I always get $300-500 equivalent from an ATM in a foreign country. But
since I have to pay the ATM fee, saves money that way. Rotorua was one of
our favorite places in NZ. Best and worst meal there, Best was Ciccioâ€™s.
Great food, and a Maori family was having a birthday party in the back.
Some of the guys did their war dances. Worst was McDonalds. We had a
late lunch out by some hot pools the locals use. So, decided to have a
salad at McDâ€™s. 2 salads and 2 drinks $25 and absolutely no taste to the
salads. Ciccioâ€™s steak and sides were only about $40.