AKA “surprisingly, oligopolies are there to make money and care about their customers just enough not to pee on their faces while someone else is looking”.

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    Unrelated to the topic at hand, but I have something like 11 accounts with Tangerine (they’re free). It’s convenient for budgeting for different things.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, I was gonna say I have 7 accounts. A lot of free ones labeled “vacation” “house projects” “emergencies”

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        8 months ago

        Exactly, and everything is automated so a percentage of my paycheck gets automatically sorted into each one. It’s great.

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          grr, I hate you guys. You make me feel so disorganized! Why hadn’t I thought of this type of thing?

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            It’s mostly out of laziness! I’m a big fan of “set it and forget it” approaches to life. It also helps keep track of finances and prevents splurges you can’t afford. If I have $300 in my “travel” account, I’m not going to go on a $1500 trip.