This will be much shorter that it was - submitted the orginal post and was told *you are already registered as frugaltexan75* --- so post was gone. Ugrh!
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Received $20 in Amazon gift cards today from Swagbucks for January. Waiting on the 5th card.
Only 7 points away from my first Amazon card on irazoo!
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Took the practice test for librarian certification today for the third time. 1 - 79; 2 - 81; 3 - 81. 80 is passing. The real thing is on the 29ths. So, I need to hit those flashcards hard!
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Letter from my bank today telling me that they're going to start charging $8.95/month for checking starting in February. Two main ways to avoid it is direct deposit of $300/mo or maintain a balance of $1500. Can't do #1, so am considering #2 just so I don't have to go through the hassle of switching banks. However, at some point in the next four or five months I would not have that much to maintain - so would get the charge anyway.
Will have to think some more on this.
Extra monies, Practice Test, Disapointing Letter,
January 11th, 2011 at 02:19 am
January 11th, 2011 at 03:06 am 1294715170
January 11th, 2011 at 03:19 am 1294715970
January 11th, 2011 at 04:07 am 1294718849
It's a pain, I know. My philosophy is: I will keep my $8.95, thank you.
January 11th, 2011 at 04:43 am 1294720985
I've never been charged any banking type fees and have only changed CUs once (changed only because I moved - and changing CUs wasn't 100% necessary just because I moved).
January 11th, 2011 at 05:43 am 1294724608
No, it's Compass.
MonkeyMama,
That is something I should look into. I meant to do that before, when Chase started charging fees, but can't remember why I didn't. Although off hand, I can't think of any credit unions that I pass by on any of my routes.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:15 pm 1294748117
January 11th, 2011 at 02:38 pm 1294756722
Yes, it is for being a school librarian.
January 11th, 2011 at 08:05 pm 1294776304
January 12th, 2011 at 12:13 am 1294791226