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Throwing Money Away

Logging into my USAA accounts recently, I noticed a poll on the sidebar with this question:
How many overdraft fees did the average household pay in 2009?

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13

Would you be surprised to learn the answer was 13?
“…. the average U.S. household with a banking account incurred nearly 13 overdraft fees in 2009, according to management [...]

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I swear, sometimes I just don’t know what’s wrong with me.
The library is free, right? Unless, of course, you don’t return your books on time? (Or at all?)
And yes, I do get email notices telling me that I have some items that are coming due. And are overdue. And This is the Final Notice and [...]

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I Hate It When I Do That

by jolyn on December 10, 2009

in Throwing Money Away

Some of you all might recall that I have a habit of sometimes forgetting to pay a bill?
I like to refer to myself as The Reluctant Nerd. Those of you who follow Dave Ramsey should get a chuckle out of that.
Imagine my surprise when I got the AT&T bill and it was double what it [...]

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I have a problem. And the first step to solving any problem is to recognize that you have one.
I dragged myself to the library the other day and was completely upfront.
“I’m having a problem with overdue books.”
It would be one thing if my problem were simply getting the books to the library on time. Thing [...]

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