The ARJIS Aspect

Who Is Out To Get Me Today?

Daily, life comes at us hard and fast. We continually look at the clock to see if we are going to be late to wherever it is we are going. A lot of times we feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do all the things we need to, much less take time for ourselves or our family. Yet, we do. We take time out, spend a little of it on things that matter. Sometimes we even spend some money during those times. We purchase some new techno gadget for the family enjoyment. We spend some cash to actually go to a movie theatre instead of renting a DVD, or maybe we go ahead and rent it.

Taking time out for holiday shopping, now that’s a biggy. We go to the crosstown mall, or hop online and start searching for the right gift. The one that they’ve mentioned to you in a roundabout, or not so subtle, way. ” I want…”. Enjoying the season and the feeling of giving is awesome. We all feel good inside when we know we have made someone happy.

But, then there are those other types of folks who expect…

And I am not just talking about gifts here, or people in particular. It’s people, yes. But it is also institutions…, and businesses… and what have you.

It’s…

The credit card company who pulled your payment twice and left you with a negative balance in your bank account. The same people who were expert at taking your money directly from your account, but, disabled in returning it saying they “can not credit the account electronically, but we will send you a check” by snailmail, naturally.

The bank, who knows the credit card company is at fault, but say they can’t do anything with the daily negative balance fees accumulating in your account, putting you deeper and deeper in the hole. The bank will gladly continue to take more of your money until you rectify the situation

The perpetual harassers, who call your cell phone and ask for someone who does not live at your house. They ask for Michael and you don’t even know him. They continue to call you after you have told them multiple times “he doesn’t live here, you have the wrong number, and remove me from your call list”.

The e-commerce site you have ordered a product from, who doesn’t bother to respond to your email after they have taken your $89 bucks and not delivered the product. Online even…!!! No chance to get lost in the mail, unless it was lost in email…

Does this sound familiar? Do these things happen to you too?

It’s nice being a giver. It would be so much easier for the givers to keep giving, if they weren’t being derailed by the takers on a daily basis.

Tags: Bank account, Business, Credit card, Financial services, Money