I hate fees. Hate them.
More than I hate it when someone comes up behind me and plays the "guess who" game. At that point it's become the "guess who I wish would get their hands off my face game."
I don't understand.
"Washington Mutual, the nation's seventh-largest financial institution and the largest to promote overdraft protection, charged customers more than $1 billion in overdraft fees last year, some industry analysts estimated." (New York Times)
The banks offer this "as a service" to their customers. So you can spend more money than you have, and literally pay for it later. What they're really doing is enabling people to continue to make poor choices, live out of their means, and do it all without having to be embarrased by the unbearable "sorry miss" lecture.
I too am obviously guilty of this, whether it be intentional or not, fees happen. And I hate them. Mainly because I unknowingly purchased the most expensive $0.99 itune download and $1.89 tea latte ever.
Consider the very expensive lesson, learned.
