Didn't receive my pension check

Bella said:
Folks, this is hopeless. Good try, but there's nothing anyone can say that will convince Deb to do direct deposit or get a credit card. It's not gonna happen. :)
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And isn't that kind of his buisness ? Why does he need to be convinced ?

I often wonder why we seem to live in a 'you must do things my way' world ?

Must we all be like lemmings ? .... and all walking off the same cliff ?
 

rgp said:
And isn't that kind of his buisness ? Why does he need to be convinced ?

I often wonder why we seem to live in a 'you must do things my way' world ?

Must we all be like lemmings ? .... and all walking off the same cliff ?
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Then why did they post if they don’t want comments or a way around going through this ?

ifit is their business then why post about it on a public forum eliciting comments
 

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Have you heard the phrase "p*ssing in the wind"? @debodun has a reason excuse for ever.dam.thang, as we say in the South.

I've transferred money from one bank to another, from one account to another, all at no charge whatsoever.

I'd no more trust my money to the USPS than I trust Louis DeJoy to save or improve the USPS.

What if the mail gets delivered to the wrong address? What if there's a substitute carrier on the day you're expecting something really important and your name is one the sub doesn't recognize so just takes it back to the post office?

Deb isn't gonna make any kind of change, especially if it's for the better, because she prefers spending her life in a quandary. If she isn't mired in some kind of quandary, she's miserable.

And if she made any change(s) whatsoever, she wouldn't have anything to complain about/ask advice about. Not that she's ever taken advice when she asked for it...jussayins

Deb would rather live in "The last time I asked" (years ago) than "Wow! That was easier than I thought, and I'm so glad I did it. It's made my life so much simpler" (now).

Another time when I'm done, much as I will probably want to rebut the next reasons excuses she comes up with.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Deb isn't gonna make any kind of change, especially if it's for the better, because she prefers spending her life in a quandary. If she isn't mired in some kind of quandary, she's miserable.

And if she made any change(s) whatsoever, she wouldn't have anything to complain about/ask advice about. Not that she's ever taken advice when she asked for it...jussayins

Deb would rather live in "The last time I asked" (years ago) than "Wow! That was easier than I thought, and I'm so glad I did it. It's made my life so much simpler" (now).
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That really sums up Deb's various posts. I tend to look at what she posts as entertainment, because she does elicit multiple people giving good advice. Humorous is her ability to explain why she can't take the advice. Usually like this particular one up to 31 posts with mine. :sleep:
 
Some people are comfortable in doing things the way they are used to doing them. @debodun is like that. I have a friend who is like that, too. It's just who they are. While I agree that things like direct deposit are safer and far more convenient, some folks like a paper check. I'm not criticizing the OP or any of the comments. I see both sides. I'm just adding my two cents.
 
I guess a case could be made for receiving a paper check: it is something to do to go cash it, and then that provides a little actual human face to face interaction. And much cheaper to get interaction that way than by going shopping.
 
Each of us should be allowed to take our pleasure wherever we wish if it does no harm to others.

I had an aunt once who got a great deal of pleasure from playing with her money, growing it, counting it, talking about it. She was asked once what she would do if she won the lottery. "Put it in the bank, of course, so it could start earning interest."

She was widowed and childless so keeping track of her money was what she did for fun and she seemed happy with that. She lived to be 90 + so nursing home got it all before she died.
 
Knight said:
That really sums up Deb's various posts. I tend to look at what she posts as entertainment, because she does elicit multiple people giving good advice. Humorous is her ability to explain why she can't take the advice. Usually like this particular one up to 31 posts with mine. :sleep:
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That pretty much sums it up. The classic was when she asked about the cost to fix the kitchen ceiling on the first floor She ignored the fact she was too cheap to fix the roof leak above the second story that caused the ceiling to collapse.
As somebody said, I read her posts for their entertainment value.
 
Deb, since you will never take our advice in these matters, please stop complaining when something happens. Don't even tell us about it, there is no point.

And folks, Deb rarely asks for help yet we fall all over ourselves trying to solve her problem without even being asked.

Tell us your good stuff, Deb!
 
RadishRose said:
Deb, since you will never take our advice in these matters, please stop complaining when something happens. Don't even tell us about it, there is no point.

And folks, Deb rarely asks for help yet we fall all over ourselves trying to solve her problem without even being asked.

Tell us your good stuff, Deb!
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She did kind of.
She posted pictures of the stuff she hoarded in her old home. Then she posted how much better all the stuff she was hoarding is organized in her new home. Maybe stuff is not the right way to describe her alternate source of income. Maybe the collectibles her parents left her to sell at yard sales would be a better description.

Poor Deb plagued with problems that people tried to help with. Never did find out if she got the CV joints repaired in her car, or if the slow drain in her kitchen sink was resolved. For convenience if she had a button put in to open her garage door from inside her garage. Even her driveway that needed repair had a lot of input/advice that ended up ??

Said it before her problems and reasons for not doing anything are a source of entertainment.

on a positive note. At least her grass is being mowed, and many sympathize with her & try to offer solutions.
 
The mail truck never came yesterday. I had outgoing mail and the flag on the mailbox was still up at 6pm. Really late on Monday and never came yesterday. I was almost curious enough to drive to the post office and ask, but the truck must have been around very early today - the flag was down.

BTW - why all the flack. Did I ask in the OP for any advice? I was just telling what happened.
 
MountainRa said:
debodun has a point. She didn’t ask for help; although I understand why members would assume she was asking.
Sometimes a person just needs to vent. I know sometimes I just want someone to listens to me rant for an hour and not tell me what to do.
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On a public forum , they need to say they are just venting and not looking for comments
 
debodun said:
BTW - why all the flack. Did I ask in the OP for any advice? I was just telling what happened.
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I agree, I wondered the same thing. Seems easy enough to ignore a post or poster, why bother disparaging them?

I get not wanting to automate your finances(even though I do everything online). I think getting a physical check and having to write checks for payments gives you a tangible handle on your money. I think auto bill pay makes it easy to lose track of spending. I bet plenty of people couldn't tell you what some of their monthly bills are because they never see a paper copy, or what they spend on groceries because they just swipe their card.

My point is Deb you just keep being you.
 

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