Got a long event for one org that I'll be able to travel to, for a whole week.
If work allowed it, I'd go to 4 of these things every year.
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I'm really glad I got it fixed cheap, I'm already like 35 bucks overdrawn and wasn't looking forward to plunging into the negative numbers quite so far. I get paid in two pays and I'm kinda hoping to coast by til then. This actually makes that a whole lot better, as now I'm not factoring in $30-40 in laundry plus the $35 overdraft fee. I'm also on "E" so it would also be whatever gas I need to get plus that overdraft fee. I drive a company truck for work and my kids ride a school bus to school so barring an emergency I don't need to drive until I get paid and there's food at home, so I might get lucky and stay in my banks $45 overdraft grace where they don't ding you for it. This really was fortuitous.
Don't worry about the mess up. I'm not worried. Thanks for the post!
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