Ok, I'm back.
After spending hundreds of dollars on my apartment.
Living alone for the first time really opened my eyes to how much money I saved living with roommates in a cooperative environment. We shared everything. All the kitchen expenses were split among three people. Even the kitty litter was split. Now that I'm footing the entire bill, I appreciate my former living situation much more than before.
Equal to the frustration of having to spend so much money, I'm having a difficult time with changing banks. Closing my bank account and trying to retrieve my own money has been a harrowing experience, especially now that I'm not in the same town as my old local bank. In addition to being the very last thing I have to do to complete my move, not being able to get to my own money has made it difficult to do the things that I have to do: pay rent, buy a new computer (more on this in another blog) in a timely fashion, etc.
You'd think in this electronic age, it wouldn't take a week to clear a check. But it does. You'd think in this electronic age, my bank wouldn't have to send me a check in the mail. But it does.
Apologies for this entry not really being about the topic at hand, but this bank thing is taking up more of my thinking and worrying than actually spending my money right now. I knew I was going to run up a huge credit card bill in the move. I didn't expect accessing my own money to be my greatest problem.
After spending hundreds of dollars on my apartment.
Living alone for the first time really opened my eyes to how much money I saved living with roommates in a cooperative environment. We shared everything. All the kitchen expenses were split among three people. Even the kitty litter was split. Now that I'm footing the entire bill, I appreciate my former living situation much more than before.
Equal to the frustration of having to spend so much money, I'm having a difficult time with changing banks. Closing my bank account and trying to retrieve my own money has been a harrowing experience, especially now that I'm not in the same town as my old local bank. In addition to being the very last thing I have to do to complete my move, not being able to get to my own money has made it difficult to do the things that I have to do: pay rent, buy a new computer (more on this in another blog) in a timely fashion, etc.
You'd think in this electronic age, it wouldn't take a week to clear a check. But it does. You'd think in this electronic age, my bank wouldn't have to send me a check in the mail. But it does.
Apologies for this entry not really being about the topic at hand, but this bank thing is taking up more of my thinking and worrying than actually spending my money right now. I knew I was going to run up a huge credit card bill in the move. I didn't expect accessing my own money to be my greatest problem.
posted by Cindy @ 11:50 AM
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