Introduction I had gotten an email yesterday about some changes to my Comcast account, which set off my Spidey senses. My gut was telling me it had been a while since my last Comcast retention call, and sure enough, when I logged in to my account, I was paying $89 a month for my internet […]
Introduction I had to create a new Paypal account a few months ago. I had been waiting to buy some gift cards from Paypal Digital Gifts and it seems that after 2 months, they finally let you. If you try before that, you get an error saying you can’t use that payment method and that […]
Introduction After my recent Capital One shutdown leading to the shutdown of my wife’s account, it dawned on me – should you kick your spouse out of the house? No, not physically kicking them out, but maybe having you (or them) move out of the house into a nice mailbox. For most people, this isn’t necessary, […]
Introduction A few days ago, I wrote how Capital One had closed down my checking accounts. That was sent to me on the morning of Friday June 23rd. I had closed all my cc accounts over the weekend (even my Kohl’s and Neiman Marcus cards.) I got lazy and didn’t get a chance to ask […]
Introduction Approximately two years ago, I bought a used 2011 Audi S5. At the time, I guess I was going through a “mid-life crisis” so went and splurged on a new [to me] car. Well, as of 2 days ago, I have sold the Audi. While I loved driving the car, my commute to work […]