I was doing some online banking this morning when I hit a glitch. I’d filled in a form and it would not complete - it kept asking me to tick a box that I’d already ticked. “I’ve already ticked it!” I shouted at the computer, but it ignored my banking rage. Perhaps the problem was […]
Visiting the bank is occasionally a necessary chore. If I must physically enter a bank, I try to heed the following advice from the voice in my head:
Don’t go at lunchtime. That’s when everyone else goes and you’ll all be tapping your feet (in impatience, not to a rhythm).
Respond politely to old ladies’ remarks about […]
The beauty of the internet is that I can be anywhere and you can’t tell. I’m in Montreal now and you’d never have guessed. You can’t even see that I’m wearing a giant moose hat right now. Okay, I’m not… Anyway, Montreal is very pretty. It’s my first time in Canada and one day I’m […]
Until recently I would’ve said plastic. It’s more convenient. But I’m re-thinking this.
I’m referring to both purchasing big items on the spot (ie not adding cars, washing machines etc to your credit card debt, as outlined here) and also using paper instread of a debit card to keep better track of your spending. It’s easy […]
One day we went out for a staff lunch to a medium-price restaurant. At the end, when we were all checking the bill and paying our share, one woman said guiltily, “Oh, Don’s not going to like this.” It turned out she and her long-term partner shared a bank account. They both worked and […]
Unless I’ve zonked out on the couch after a hard day, I tend to watch TV ads critically. Must be those well-spent years of media studies, deconstructivism and wanky post-modernist thingies.
Last night, for the zillionth time, a local bank was advertising. Apparently the ads are targeted at women; they feature animated piggy banks. The deconstructivist […]
