Okay, this is amusing. I check my bank account/credit card online a few times a week, because I'm paranoid about identity theft. So, I'm looking through the (long) list of credit card purchases* when I see a credit back to my account of $25. I didn't return anything for credit, and the transaction description was "New Card Offer." Didn't say who the merchant/source of money was.
So I was a little suspicious. I called my bank, and the woman asked me if I had signed up -- with them -- for a promo where, if you spent a certain amount of $$ during December, you received a $25 credit. I said that I honestly didn't remember signing up, but that in the business of the holidays, I probably did and forgot. I said that it probably sounded silly for me to be questioning a credit, like, No, I don't WANT free money!, but I just wanted to be sure.
She said that it was from the bank, and it was legit. So, right on!
*(I switched to a credit card that offers reward points. So I'm using it for everything, but treating my transactions as if I used my *debit* card -- that is, I enter them in my check register so that everything I buy with the credit card already has the $$ to pay for it. Then when it comes due, I cancel out the transactions in the check register, which bumps my available balance back up, and then I use that amount to pay the whole CC balance.)
(That's probably not a revelation to anyone but me, but when I thought of it, I was tickled by my soooooper-genius.)
Okay, going to work now.
I check my bank account/credit card online a few times a week, because I'm paranoid about identity theft.
Heeeey, it's like we're the same person.
(That's probably not a revelation to anyone but me, but when I thought of it, I was tickled by my soooooper-genius.)
I don't have any system like that; I just pay my balance in full each month. Which is another reason I obsessively check my credit card statement all the time: to make sure I'm not spending too much in a given month (or if I am, that it was balanced out by underspending the previous month).
Sometimes it's hard to monitor from inside, and as Cash points out, mania can be FUN.
Having had a bipolar father, I'll note that mania is a lot more fun for the maniac than for the people around him and can lead to things like calling one's boss and telling him what's wrong with the company. You might want to find a way to tell your friend to tell his doctor that he seems a bit manic.
ION, I just bit the hell out of my lip.
(That's probably not a revelation to anyone but me, but when I thought of it, I was tickled by my soooooper-genius.)
Hmm. Actually I hadn't really thought of it, and might give it a try.
Speaking of credit card expenditures, I bought the dress. Well, two. One in my size and one larger, just in case. And a bunch of tights, all on sale. But at least I got free shipping!
Am now fighting the urge to buy this necklace to wear with the dress. [link] Being bored and avoidy at work is bad for my spending. Also, I've gotten scarily addicted to getting packages in the mail.
I'll note that mania is a lot more fun for the maniac than for the people around him
Yes, that's what I meant. Mania is often not fun to watch and can be scary and destructive.
On the plus side of mania, sometimes you can paint a whole hallway with a 3 inch brush in a half hour!
(Not that I know that from personal, first hand experience. No. Not at all.)
Also, I've gotten scarily addicted to getting packages in the mail.
Me, too. Luckily I can feed that somewhat through bookmooch, which keeps the spendy down as long as I'm not mailing to Portugal. Still, finding DDR for Wii on my porch is likely to be a sweet hit.
I ordered a pair of sneakers from Zappos on Sunday. UPS tracking says the package was put on a truck in Louisville, KY on Monday, but it hasn't been updated since then. What's up with that?
ION- I'm on season 2 of Faracape, and have just discovered my fav episode. "Out of Their Minds". Since we are tv geeks here, I thought I'd share.
While I'm not sure it's my all-time favorite, it is right up there. Brilliant work by the cast, and I love the whole "So a brain switch is old hat? Let's do a SECOND switch!"
I ordered a pair of sneakers from Zappos on Sunday. UPS tracking says the package was put on a truck in Louisville, KY on Monday, but it hasn't been updated since then. What's up with that?
Someone parked the truck and left it in Louisville, KY?
