Jesus. The whole point of a bank is security. Otherwise we'd all keep it under the mattress. This boggles the mind.
The logical maneuvering the insurance companies employed to avoid paying their shares would have been awe inspiring to behold if I was not personally involved and therefore caught in the middle of a devastating situation.
If I learned anything, it’s that marketing B.S. and testimonials mean absolutely nothing when a transportation company is at fault after an accident. Also, always insure your classic automobiles with “agreed upon value” policies. This way you are covered to some reasonable fraction of your restoration outlay...otherwise you end up cry-laughing when the low-ball, hand-selected comparative values show up for significantly under the value of your receipts.
I don't really trust them to keep my money safe (nor do I trust myself, exactly, but I'm in a remote location and an unlikely target).
Easy. Don't keep it all in one place.
Also, don't you care about interest or capital gains?
The interest rate on savings is under 3%. It's like paying that amount on an insurance policy to guarantee that your money isn't stolen by the bank or through the bank's negligence. And considering how banks behave these days, that's not a crazy investment.
It's shocking how many people make this error. Walter White buries millions of dollars in only one spot in Breaking Bad. People make only one copy of their cryptocurrency wallet seed. People have only 1 bank account. Etc.
It’s a pretty sweet deal so I’m wondering if there isn’t anything like that in the US. With SV I’d be very surprised if the U.K. is pioneering this
Retail banking is pretty heavily regulated in the US so maybe that's the issue? I've seen a lot of startups in other banking areas, like Mint or Square, but none for checking/savings accounts.
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