BanksYour Ginger Fuhrer froths, "I hate my bank. Not because of debt or anything but because I hate being sold to - possibly pathologically so - and everytime I speak to them they try and sell me services. Gold cards, isas, insurance, you know the crap. It drives me insane. I ALREADY BANK WITH YOU. STOP IT. YOU MAKE ME FRIGHTED TO DO MY NORMAL BANKING. I'm angry even thinking about them."
So, tell us your banking stories of woe.
No doubt at least one of you has shagged in the vault, shat on a counter or thrown up in a cash machine. Or something
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chthonic, Thu 16 Jul 2009, 13:15)
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I think thats kind of the problemIt is boring to many, but more to the point, we dont teach it to the young'uns.
Or at least, I was never taught except by my dad. I'll teach my son eventually, it wont be the fantastical mysterious world that so many believe it to be, or scary enough that people just bury their heads in the sand to avoid.
There are many things that should be taught to the young and this one of them. Do what you want, but if your lifestyle dictates that finances need not be a priority then you reap what you sow etc.
I would argue that it need not be boring. Its fantastic to have the freedome that decent finance allows. I'm in a position now, finally, where I can buy a new car with cash, pay for insurance annually, go on holiday without a credit card etc. Never having to worry too much about whether I can afford to drink next week does not appeal.
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I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Fri 17 Jul 2009, 13:19,
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My fatherwanted me to make a couple of mistakes (i.e get a fancy new job and then get into delicious debt) before he gave the financial "birds and bees" talk.
With his planning help, I'm almost out of debt. As much as I hate to admit it, I do take credit a bit more seriously now thanks to that little tactic.
It's kinda like weight. Easier to put on than it is to take off.
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