Money Management, Noted

Online Billpay “Issues” (Or, Why Wachovia Disappointed Me Today…)

I have been a Wachovia customer for more than seven years. In the past, I have been pleased with their service and the people who work at the local branch in my area are super-nice. Today, Wachovia (actually, four of Wachovia’s customer service representatives) disappointed me. Here’s the story: I scheduled an online billpay transaction using Wachovia’s billpay interface. I…

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Noted

It’s Me, It’s Me, It’s Earnest “T”

First person to tell me where the title of this post comes from gets a virtual “high-five”. I’ve been “away” from the blog for a few days, busy with “real” life.  Normally, this is where most bloggers apologize for the “lack of posts”, but not me!  I’ll just let you know that I’ve been very, very busy, and leave it…

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Money Management

Irregular Income And Unplanned For Expenses

I have created a budget based on our household income. My wife and I both receive monthly checks, so our budgeting process is pretty straightforward. Each month, we sit down and talk about our upcoming expenses, and the we allocate funds accordingly. We use cash for daily expenses, online bill pay to pay monthly bills, debit cards for groceries and…

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