While I was sorting through the mail today, I opened the statement for my savings account. Back when I was in college I had an account at a Credit Union on the seacoast. I’ve kept the account open after I moved, even though I’m not really near a branch anymore, because I’d rather save at a bank where it’s inconvenient to make withdrawals (yes, ( Read more... )

Since I got my first paycheck, that meant I could log into ADP and set that up. Not sure why I had to do that (I’d already filled out my forms to enroll in direct deposit) but I’d gotten an e-mail that it had to be done, so I got it done ( Read more... )

My first (paper) paycheck finally arrived in the mail! Yay monies!

Now I just have to get to the bank to deposit it.

I really wish that The Place hadn’t deposited my severance as a lump sum. I did the math, and I lost a couple hundred bucks to extra taxes. Yes, I’ll get it back next April in my tax refund. *sighs* But I would still have rather had my six weeks of severance spread out into three bi-weekly paychecks so I could have that extra money now.

So I got this email from my dad on Wednesday.

Getaway ( Read more... )

Restaurant guests sour on Ziosk’s “touch it and you’re charged” payment systems"When customers aren’t aware that doing something - in this case, clicking an app - will cost them money, it’s problematic, and the company is profiting off the deception ( Read more... )

About a week ago I discovered the Get Bullish blog when one of my internet friends posted an article from the site. And I learned a new term, the “side hustle”, when I read this article: Volunteering vs. side hustles.

I thought it was just a term being used by the author, until one of my friends posted this article to Facebook this weekend: ( Read more... )

Only in Boston does parking somewhere for a little over two hours mean you have to pay the ALL DAY rate.

I drove into town today, paid all day parking at the garage near the office, drove across town for a Meetup that lasted about two and a half hours and had to pay the all day parking rate again. OUCH ( Read more... )

My first paycheck has landed in my checking account already!

*HappyDance*

So, if I haven’t mentioned it yet, The Place makes software for the real estate market. And it looks like people share real estate articles with the group on Slack (our IM software). I’ve been there three days and I’ve already seen two or three articles.

Today someone shared this one - Boston Rents: Cheapest, Priciest Areas to Lease an Apartment ( Read more... )