Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
True. But it seems every time I ever tried to remain free of it there was some reason it would sneak into my life. Moving into an off the grid home in 1999 with no running water and no wires to it I felt excited and positive about my life there. Then my husband got into solar and building a system to power our house. Eventually I was working online and homesteading at the same time.

By the time I left there I could not handle that life anymore due to my mobility issues. Must be I worked too hard there. Now I just accept it since everyone else does and it is how I live here without having to depend on others. I am not a phone person but a computer person. The phone though is my safety net so I carry it with me everywhere I go.
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You got to do what I was striving for and still am. I lived on the road van-dwelling and boondocking for a year. Was going to buy land in NM, AZ or TX and start with an RV or shed-to-home. Ended up changing my mind about settling in the southwest because of the increasing water crisis.

Didn't want to build up landscaping and gardening only to need the water for myself when the real shortage hits. Reduction of the water in the CO river is shocking but was predicted decades ago. It's good that my plan went bust, because I ended up deciding to move back to FL.

Will still be looking for land in north FL but there's a big difference in price between here and there. In AZ, small plots can be had for a song and dance almost. And also in other states where real estate is not at a premium.
 
katlupe said:
Not today. I didn't expect them today because our manager and maintenance man do not work in our building on Monday.
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Jumping into your diary here, when Kaila asked, Did the new washers and dryers arrive yet?, I thought you were getting them installed in your unit. I was so happy for you and wished that my unit had washer/dryer connections like you have. 🫤

But I am happy that your building is getting new machines in your laundry. I hope you can find a way to use them so that you won't have to go out. My next share at my Senior High-Rise Living diary will be our laundry room.
 
Aunt Bea said:
That is the same company that my complex uses.

Ours operate with a plastic card or with a smartphone. When they installed our new machines they gave us a card loaded with $5.00.

We have a kiosk that we can use to load
money on the laundry card using a credit card.

It works great for me but many neighbors don’t have a credit card or smartphone so they now use a local launderette that still accepts quarters.

I like the high efficiency washers but the dryer design tends to roll sheets towels etc… into a tight ball which can be a bit annoying.

I can get by with one wash split between two dryers each week, if I’m careful.

Sounds crazy but I now spend more on doing my laundry than I spend on gas for my car, life changes and we just keep going. 😉🤭😂
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I hate to be mean but I do not want to have people give me cash for me to put money on their cards with my credit cards. So I am trying to figure out if there is another way they can put money on their cards without credit or debit cards.

I just had the lady from upstairs here and she is a nervous wreck over this. She only has a savings account and gets cash and buys money orders to pay for her bills. I told her she needs to open a checking account with her bank. That would solve her problem. You can use a debit card if it has the Visa or Mastercard logos on it. She gets SSI and said to me that SSI does not allow you to have more than $2000 in your account. ???? I asked her if she was going to have that amount and of course, she said no. The only money would be what is in her check.

People do not want to get out of their comfort zone without screaming and crying.....
 
katlupe said:
I hate to be mean but I do not want to have people give me cash for me to put money on their cards with my credit cards. So I am trying to figure out if there is another way they can put money on their cards without credit or debit cards.

I just had the lady from upstairs here and she is a nervous wreck over this. She only has a savings account and gets cash and buys money orders to pay for her bills. I told her she needs to open a checking account with her bank. That would solve her problem. You can use a debit card if it has the Visa or Mastercard logos on it. She gets SSI and said to me that SSI does not allow you to have more than $2000 in your account. ???? I asked her if she was going to have that amount and of course, she said no. The only money would be what is in her check.

People do not want to get out of their comfort zone without screaming and crying.....
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I’m not aware of another way.

It may sound cold but I would stay out of it and refer them to the manager of your building or to Hercules for additional options.

I’m afraid that if you help one person word will spread and you will end up being viewed as some sort of unofficial bank, it will probably not end well. 🤗
 
Aunt Bea said:
I’m not aware of another way.

It may sound cold but I would stay out of it and refer them to the manager of your building or to Hercules for additional options.

I’m afraid that if you help one person word will spread and you will end up being viewed as some sort of unofficial bank, it will probably not end well. 🤗
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That's what I was afraid of.
 
The laundry kiosk in our building , also takes paper bills for money to put on the card, in addition to a debit or credit card.

Check to be sure, if you're does or not, katlupe.

I agree with you and with aunt Bea, that you should not be changing people's money for them. That could lead to lots of problems.
And i agree that they need to go to building management's, with their concerns with the new system.

You can give them your understanding or support, but not fix this for them.

When our building had a similar change, we didn't want to use a credit or debit card for laundry, but we adjusted.
Though we can also use paper cash, as i said.
 
Kaila said:
The laundry kiosk in our building , also takes paper bills for money to put on the card, in addition to a debit or credit card.

Check to be sure, if you're does or not, katlupe.

I agree with you and with aunt Bea, that you should not be changing people's money for them. That could lead to lots of problems.
And i agree that they need to go to building management's, with their concerns with the new system.

You can give them your understanding or support, but not fix this for them.

When our building had a similar change, we didn't want to use a credit or debit card for laundry, but we adjusted.
Though we can also use paper cash, as i said.
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Unfortunately our new system does not take cash. I wish it did. I live on a very strict budget and paying off credit cards is the only way I can give myself an increase in income. So I have to be very much aware of what I use for laundry and make sure I pay extra on the card payment to cover it. It seems to me this a way to increase low income people's debt. It would be one thing if they were normal people but they are not. Sadly many of them were homeless, in jail or suffering in some other way. Not very much into computers or bank accounts.
 
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