Money: Today, I was overdrawn $15 at the bank. I paid in my last $80...

By witt75 - 23/02/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, I was overdrawn $15 at the bank. I paid in my last $80 in cash, only for them to inform me that I've been slapped with $90 in overdraft fees. FML

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ImaginaryFoe 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 0:19

I've been there so I can say from experience that it is 100% your fault. If you had the cash, you should've dropped it into your account before cheques came in. Also, why didn't you just deposit $20? Then you'd at least have $60 in your pocket. If you've never overdrawn your account before, you could ask the bank to reverse the fees as a one-time courtesy.

kiwi00 0

Wednesday 23 February 2011 23:52

Time to start hookin'.

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domosumo 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 5:35

$90? Mine charged me 5c for going $35 into overdraft. Dispute it.

aback 4

Thursday 24 February 2011 5:37

Don't get overdrawn! Go on direct deposit. If you get $38.50 deposited, round it in your checkbook to $35.00 or $38 even if you've got no self-control. Always let yourself think you've got less available than you actually have. It'll build up and you'll have automatic bounce insurance and not have to pay those insane fees.

jrsoccer1900 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 5:39

dude that sucks

Nitial 6

Thursday 24 February 2011 6:33

That's because you're in Canada.

emmanizzer 6

Thursday 24 February 2011 6:50

dude i'm sure he knows how to spell financial. it's just one typo, doesn't mean he needs spelling classes. i have typos all the time, especially on my iPod

yourlifesfucked 0

Friday 25 February 2011 8:44

Thanks emmanizzer. Saved me the trouble of bitching out an e- douche. =)

sweetcheex666 6

Thursday 24 February 2011 6:54

Meh, your only ten bucks out. Not the end of the world.

Terezi 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 7:10

Holy hell, where did you learn to do math?

sweetcheex666 6

Thursday 24 February 2011 7:18

Haha smartass

korsountseva 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 7:15

us canadians also ride polar bears. and live in igloos. jealous yet?;)

InsaneGenius 0

Thursday 24 February 2011 7:15

Some banks will give you a loan to cover the bounced checks and all the fees associated. They don't give you the money; they deposit it into your account to bring it current. They then take a payment out monthly until you have repaid your loan.