[Magdalen] Grrrr at VCCU

Allan Carr allanc25 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 23 14:06:54 PDT 2014


I have peripheral neuropathy and writing is quite difficult for me and
actually painful in spite of all the medications I take. Typing has not
been as severely compromised as writing has so not having to do anything
but read an email stating each transaction is a gift to me.

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 9/23/2014 3:29:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> fleenerj at gmail.com writes:
>
> ouch!
> I feel like the last remaining Passenger Pigeon in this conversation,
> since I still pay nearly all of my bills via paper checks entrusted  to
> the snail-mail USPS.
>
> There are a few automatic withdrawals (Erlich, medical organization
> dues, ADT Security, etc.) from the bank account directly.
>
> I do go online daily to check the accounts and haven't received
> paper cancelled cheques for many years.
>
> I don't find writing checks and puting them in the mail as an
> onerous activity, but then, I'm just a Neanderthal wandering through
> the electronic age.
>
> And, yes, I know the first class postage is getting pricey, and the
> paper blank cheques, previously free at my bank, have now become
> another appreciable expense.
>
> Stay tuned.  Maybe I'll see what the local VA federal credit union  has
> available for electronic bill paying.  I've always had a savings  account
> there, but last week I opened a checking account as well.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>



-- 
Allan Carr


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