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Friday, February 9, 2007

Support the Troops & Save Money!

Posted by mapgirl under Frugality, Military, Shipping, Shopping, Uncategorized
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I’m sure if you already support your troops with care packages, you know about this, but I am guilty of not sending something I should have at Christmastime. The guilt. She is heavy on the mind.

To save money on shipping supplies, WiseBread says you can order a special kit from the US Postal Service meant for military care packages. Very thoughtful of them. You can save quite a bit of money on Priority Mail boxes.

 

Monday, February 5, 2007

Don’t Lose Your ATM Card!

Posted by mapgirl under Banking, Shipping, Spending, Uncategorized
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I’m a dork. After buying groceries on Wednesday night, I lost my ATM check card. I have no idea where it went. I was busy consoling a friend in CA by telephone about his girl troubles and plum forgot where I put the card. It usually goes right back into my wallet, so I’m not sure where it went.

I was getting ready to go out on Thursday night and tore up my apartment looking for it. Was it in my coat? My pants pockets? (I checked every pair I wore this week.) Did I shove it into a bag? Is it with the receipt? Where did the receipt go? A thousand frantic questions went through my mind.

I broke down and called for an ATM card right away since I was going into the weekend. It took forever to get a rep on the phone because the menu doesn’t voice recognize ‘agent’ and does not offer a lost or stolen card option, even though THEIR WEBSITE TELLS YOU TO CALL THEM TO REPORT A LOST CARD.. grrr. Try Gethuman.com for a list of companies and how to get a human agent on the line.

Getting a card is efficient once you get a person on the line, but here’s the catch. It will take 5-10 business days for the card to arrive. If you want expedited service, it’s a $16.00 fee and you have to be home to sign for it. I told them forget it. I will wait for a card and conserve cash. (Another post soon, I promise.)

Don’t lose your ATM card. The expedited fee is ridiculous. Can you manage two weeks without cash though? Just think about it. I will be posting something about it tomorrow.