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In response to "Every day, a different statement closing date for my new credit card." by znufrii

Are you logging in to check this daily? For why? -- nm

Posted by Jacen si (aka TFox) Oct 13 '09, 08:05

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it's on the same page as my checking account balance, which I do check daily... - znufrii Oct 13, 08:05 16
- Daily? Why for? I only look at the bank balance when I balance it in Quicken when the statement comes -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 08:07 12
  - I look a lot because there isn't a lot of cushion there. If there was, I wouldn't. -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 08:10 10
    - But in theory, it should matter. You know what is in and what is coming out (checks, debits, etc). It's not like the bank balance is "true" - oblique Oct 13, 08:11 8
      - so, you check Quicken every day, I check my balance online every day. - znufrii Oct 13, 08:14 4
        
        No, I only look at Quicken once a week when I pay the bills -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 08:15 3
        
        fair enough. - znufrii Oct 13, 08:16 2
        
        Seriously, use Quicken, even the free online one. Once you know where everything is going, it is so much easier to manage -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 08:19 1
        
        *shrug* - znufrii Oct 13, 08:23
      - Which works if you, y'know, never have to cheat. Or don't have your wife occasionally needing the debit card to buy diapers and stuff. - TFox Oct 13, 08:12 2
        
        This is what credit cards are for - oblique Oct 13, 08:13 1
        
        Which would be great if... - TFox Oct 13, 08:14
    - that too. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:10
  - well, if I hadn't I'd have never known my automatic payment for the cable bill went through earlier than I had expected. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:08
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  - especially when you can transfer over your entire balance from your old, high interest card, to one that's 0% -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:08
- gotcha. -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 08:06
for such a little guy, you are really financially savvy -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:05
(Jacen loves credit cards.) -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 08:05 8
- How did he do this morning when you dropped him off? -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:07 7
  - I didn't get to go, because I am a sucky dad, and because he slept in. SheFox said he saw the toys and was off like a giggling bolt. -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 08:08 5
    - Nice. I'm glad he wasn't a crying mess. I could see you calling in sick and staying with him the whole day. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:09 4
      - The couple of times I dropped the kids off at daycare and they were a crying/screaming mess? - amoxy Oct 13, 08:12 1
        
        I've heard that so many times. It broke my heart dropping my nephew off and seeing his upset. Ruins the day until you hear that he had a great time - Krusty Oct 13, 08:16
      - I think I'm going to come in a little late tomorrow, so I can finally go check the place out when we drop him off. -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 08:11 1
        
        Good luck and I'm sure it won't be long before he's looking forward to going. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:12
  - Way to rub it in -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 08:07

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