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Banking bullshit story time with Ape!https://t.co/l6oykvQbW9
I signed up for Simple (bank) because it was entirely online and digital. I could access and use my account from my phone and computer.It also meant if I went homeless again, I could still access my bank.https://t.co/VxnxYzgAFY
Simple closed and migrated their services to BBVA usa.Cool. I guess I'll try to login to their service... oh damn it doesn't work on my phone. Their website sucked and I had to opt out of their paper statements to no be charged. (remember this)
So BBVA usa now shuttered because they were acquired by PNC bank. https://t.co/4wmcxNdSyk
With my sleep issues, this is harder than it seems. I also would just forget. I've been kind of shitty on my executive function since last winter. https://t.co/EDE3cBWnnI
@literalbanana @GrumplessGrinch I had to crawl to the bathroom the other day because I was in so much pain and I also was having trouble with balance. I traced it to inflammation causing damage to my sciatic nerve and possibly rooted in gait instability int M.S.
Once of the nice things about Simple was it was all on line. So my sleep disorder didn't matter, and I could do it at my convenience. I specifically went out of the was to find a service that worked via internet.I've not had a great summer.https://t.co/CVnM3VAj2D
My left arm doesn't work right now, so I can't pack to move back in with my girlfriend. I can't support myself with my crutches right now. I'm afraid of walking around the apartment incase my legs give out and no one is around to help me. https://t.co/6CNw2viBwN
So a month ago something showed up in the mail. It was a bank statement from @PNCBank!Apparently even tho I've never logged in or set up my account w/ them, they've decided to opt me into a bank statement. (I don't eve know how to login)They charged me $2 so I'm overdrawn.
So I messaged support on here and talk to them about the problem. They were helpful. They even elevated my case to someone after I said "I have been unable to contact support via phone".So of course I got an email saying they'd been trying to contact me by phone. https://t.co/mAG1kqRpUA
They said in the email I should message them about the best times... But they just kept calling. like they ignored my message? https://t.co/NM1KDOk4hG
I got a letter in the mail telling me that my account was at risk of closure for being over drawn. The only charge on the account is the paper statement fee... https://t.co/NQyX6R1tSH
I just got a new paper statement in the mail.I'm not even mad. https://t.co/LDx31z3Ya7
One of the weird ironys here is one of the reasons I went with simple was specifically because of how my old bank made it next to impossible for me to access my paper statement digitally. I needed to print it out to get into low-income housing. https://t.co/P5h7Uitme0
So now I'm being sent a paper one and I don't even want it!And before, I couldn't even get one when I needed it without jumping thru hoops. https://t.co/R2PIFi6kT7
It seems to me this problem will just magically solve itself at some point.And I'm happy to report that I just don't care anymore. It seems I am free of my paperwork anxiety. https://t.co/mFzQrmXBD6
TL;DR: why paperwork makes me suicidal now.I specifically asked to get paid below amt necessary to file taxes because paperwork makes me want to die.My emergency plans involve living in woods / going homeless. Its easier than getting help.https://t.co/Jlqcbfocu5
Become illegible, they said.The state doesn't even know you exist, they said.https://t.co/IVDVkvKbW7
I'm going to go watch brazil and contemplate the meaning of existence.https://t.co/eaUdtfULxs
I'm thinking a lot about how I'm literally eating dog shit right now because I couldn't even figure out how to get on disability or get healthcare and spent the past few years learning how to undo my autism.https://t.co/8ShJesFOjw
I think it's funny that a cofounder of simple shared this article. The banks that have a crappy android app and vastly inferior UI experience compared to what simple actually was.https://t.co/SFtgBAQ5Sm
This makes me laughhttps://t.co/K37bS83YAw
"what's the worst website you ever used"https://t.co/tZrtleiJj2
Looks like I'm not the only person who's got shafted by the paper statement suddenly turning on https://t.co/wivkROOcNi
Got a letter in the mail saying they reimbursed the $4 "Auto Charge Off Credit" and stated I now have $0 balance as of 01/07. ok...Still haven't got an email from anyone responding to me. I keep talking to @PNCBank_Help @PNCBank and they just tell me it's been escalated. https://t.co/LfOopv0xj6
Got a letter in the mail dated 01/15 saying they are seeking reimbursement for the amount that they removed from my account on the 7th.Says I gotta call them... https://t.co/iWLANwJgsb
Laughing_Risitas.gif https://t.co/1rri3h1Ldz
I like how 1/18/2022 is in bold. https://t.co/957O516fPH
"Kafkaesque has entered the vernacular to describe unnecessarily complicated and frustrating experiences, like being forced to navigate labyrinths of bureaucracy." 🤔https://t.co/NdvaYh69TU
Can't get your bank account closed for terrorism if you don't have a bank. 🤔https://t.co/VxnxYzgAFY
My bank account is still open.I got this in a 'secure email' 🙃 presumably to close the ticket.The automated email says I should call them back at"<your number>" should I have any questions on actions taken.@PNCBank_Help please close my account. https://t.co/4YWyN2sMWc
@ultimape some very cheap voip services exist if they really demand phone usage… i use https://t.co/M8G0R9xCv7
@ultimape (plus a soft phone like https://t.co/qg9pEmNaOL or bria)
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It's so hard to be banked in america if you're poor and homeless.https://t.co/Req6yIlx1t
I am thankful that if I am ever unbanked again, I can buy food with bitcoin.https://t.co/fkkCkmS90W
The entire reason I ever looked at crypto was because of @IOHK_Charles talks about the unbanked. I was unbanked at the time.https://t.co/eY29HGJjHh