Being charged for bills and statements

bowmore said:
That is why I bought a Laser printer, I got tired of using half an ink cartridge just to clean the heads,
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I can understand that. However, the ink in our inexpensive ink jet printer does not dry out so easily, nor do we ever clean the heads. Just anomaly?
 

Devi said:
I can understand that. However, the ink in our inexpensive ink jet printer does not dry out so easily, nor do we ever clean the heads. Just anomaly?
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I have an HP Envy 4502 and we rarely print out anything except maybe around tax time. I have to change the cartridges once a year. Don't know if it dries out, never cleaned the heads or anything. I'm content with knowing I have to buy ink once a year, it's convenient to have the printer. Off topic, but the only issue I have recently is it suddenly won't scan something to the computer.....but I'll deal with that, don't need to scan anything important right now.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Off topic, but the only issue I have recently is it suddenly won't scan something to the computer.....but I'll deal with that, don't need to scan anything important right now.
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Might there be some extra software you'd have to use in order to do scans? (I don't use an HP, but our Canon printers do it that way.)
 

Devi said:
Might there be some extra software you'd have to use in order to do scans? (I don't use an HP, but our Canon printers do it that way.)
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Don't think so, I've scanned some things in the past.....this just started. Thanks for your suggestion.
 
I used to have online banking not anymore. Sure it was great to be able to do everything with the click of a button. However, after reading the horror stories of people hacking into your account and the bank will not, I emphasize will not do anything about reimbursing you for the loss, absolutely no way - no online banking. I would rather pay for a paper copy of something and lose some money there, instead of losing my life savings.
 
Happy Retiree said:
I used to have online banking not anymore. Sure it was great to be able to do everything with the click of a button. However, after reading the horror stories of people hacking into your account and the bank will not, I emphasize will not do anything about reimbursing you for the loss, absolutely no way - no online banking. I would rather pay for a paper copy of something and lose some money there, instead of losing my life savings.
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A person who feels the same as I do!
 
In the U.K., says Parsons, banking fraud was such a big problem, the government made banks responsible for financial losses to customers.

"And as soon as the banks had to take those losses, all of a sudden … fraud plummeted because the banks invested massively in security," said Parsons.
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That‘s interesting. Too bad it was farther down in the article. It’s time for Canadian government to legislate this. Most of us wouldn’t know of these issues unless they happen to us.

It’s just any business. If they can get away with not putting effort or money into it, they won’t.
 
I've been seeing this with several businesses. They are right. It costs money for the paper and worse yet...the price of ink is ridiculous. I think many if not all printers require you to replace both black and color cartridges when one or the other runs low to be able tp print anything. I've had a few printers over the years and the two Canon printers did not. But when I updated the last Canon I have with the new drivers required, it now requires that I replace color and black and white when the B & W is low. Also, it's better for the environment not to be using all that paper. I went paperless with all my accounts as soon as the option was offered, not only for the aforementioned reasons but because all that paper, especially containing sensitive information, is a pain in the butt to manage...they have to be shredded.
 
Happy Retiree said:
However, after reading the horror stories of people hacking into your account and the bank will not, I emphasize will not do anything about reimbursing you for the loss, absolutely no way - no online banking.
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I was feeling really confident about the security of my retirement investment account because I don't have it set up to use a debit card or to pay bills or anything like that. But then I wanted to buy i-bonds and I wondered if I could just enter the routing number and account number like I do for using debits to pay bills from my regular bank account. I called Fidelity and they said that no I couldn't do that, but I tried it anyway and Treasury Direct did not have any trouble at all pulling money right out of my Fidelity investment account (though I did get an email from Fidelity that it had happened, and I noticed it sat in 'processing' status for a day).

So I wonder what keeps a thief from just getting the routing and account number off of peoples' checks and doing direct debits from the account?
 
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