4 ms·
My wife doesn't trust automated debit systems. "If they take too much of your money, then what do you do?!" I pay everything by CC, but she writes a lot of che
by Lewisham 16y ago
My wife doesn't trust automated debit systems. "If they take too much of your money, then what do you do?!"
I pay everything by CC, but she writes a lot of checks. She's not what I would call a luddite, she just doesn't trust other people with her money.
- pkananen 16y agoIf you don't trust other people, that's even more incentive to use electronic systems.
- axod 16y agoIn the UK, we have a "direct debit guarantee". Basically if anyone ever takes too much in error, you just call up your bank and tell them to put it back, and they do.
- rue 16y agoAn electronic transaction can be customer-initiated, as well. In the EU most billpaying has been through direct account transfers for a long, long time now. Nowadays payments work across the union, too.