Re: Two Thousand and Eight

Hactar (ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:

> In article <Xns9A9FCAFDBBBDFopusthepenguinnettax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Opus the Penguin  <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Hactar (ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>> > Opus the Penguin  <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> Blinky the Shark (no.spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>> >> > Jeff Wisnia wrote:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> The only new year's resolution I've (almost completely)
>> >> >> kept is to stop wasting time inserting an unnecessary "and"
>> >> >> when I'm writing checks. 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> In thge past, when writing a check for say $187.43, I'd
>> >> >> write "One hundred and eighty seven & 43/100" Now I just
>> >> >> write "One hundred eighty seven & 43/100".
>> >> > 
>> >> > I write "one eighty seven & 43/100".
>> >> 
>> >> I keyboard 187.43 and hit Enter.
>> > 
>> > For places like credit cards where I make frequent charges, I
>> > round the "your current balance" amount up to the next whole
>> > dollar and type (in this case) "188<enter>".  Yeah, on average
>> > I carry a -$0.50 balance.  I think I can afford the lost
>> > interest on that. 
>> 
>> I pay off our credit card at the Chase web site. They won't let
>> me enter a number that's larger than the current balance. I could
>> use your scheme for the gas bill and similar though.
> 
> I signed up for my bank's^Wcredit union's online check writing
> service. I get charged nothing for it (as long as I write fewer
> than some number of checks per month -- and I don't know the
> number).  Apparently, if they can do an electronic transfer, they
> will, otherwise they print and mail a check.  Not bad for $0 per
> check.  Does Chase do an electronic debit from your bank account
> when you pay? 
> 

Yep. And there's no cost to me. I could also do it the way you 
describe. But I opted out of paper billing from Chase. When the 
bill's ready, they email me. I go to their site and run an eye down 
the bill. While I'm there I pay it.

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Opus the Penguin
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