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Got Charged Twice

February 7th, 2013 at 09:43 pm

Yep, the check I sent for my monthly assessment fees cleared on the same day that the automatic withdrawal went through (which supposedly wasn't going to happen). I'm a little annoyed; if I had just ignored their emails I would have been fine. Now I'm $339 short and I have to go through a claim process with BoA to get the money reinstated.

In the past, this would have been awful. An extra $339 out of my account would have been a catastrophe. It's so nice to know I have savings that will cover emergencies, and I only have to wait for the mistake to be cleared up.

That said, it's going to be a bad month for my finances. The Discover bill is $3,462 -- if I don't add to it -- which will mean my slush fund will have to go into action. AND, if the rugs come before the 11th, that will be another $1,000+ on the card. And that's very likely. They should be ready any minute now. I wonder if I can stall off the delivery past the 11th and if that will in fact delay the charge?

Well, I plan to skip grocery shopping this weekend -- I have plenty on hand. My son wants to have a good-bye dinner at his old restaurant, but I hope that will be after the 11th.

The one thing I really don't want to do is take $$ out of the credit union, because I think I would have to go there in person to do that. It's strictly a savings account, with no debit card or checks or any remote access -- on purpose!

4 Responses to “Got Charged Twice”

  1. snafu Says:
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    There are several types of financial institutions to financial institution direct transfers. I suggest you call your CU to see how best to manage should an emergency arise. Since you are so focused and responsible with your finances, you might want to re-examine choices for your difficult to access a/c.

  2. ceejay74 Says:
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    Urgh, that is so annoying! Good luck getting the money back! If your rugs get charged, you can delay paying them off on the credit card until early March, right? So that might not be too bad.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Oh that stinks! I hope BOFA works with you to get this cleared up.

  4. CB in the City Says:
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    Yes, I can delay on paying the rugs. It's just such a strong habit to pay my credit card in full, I hate to break it!

    I probably can change my access to my CU; I'll look into it when the time comes that I need to use it.

    The folks at BoA couldn't have been nicer, so I hope it all works out.

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