AutoPay Blues
There is little in life more unsettling than not having your preferred credit card. That's not true, there are many things far more unsettling than not having access to your preferred credit card, but any time your credit card becomes compromised, you need to go through this horrible cycle of re-registering everything. Last week, I needed to cancel my credit card due to a fraudulent charge, which unfortunately was not an automatic option. "Oh, you want to cancel the credit card with the charge on it you didn't authorize or know about? I thought you might want to keep it open to add a little more fraud to your bill."
So, I forced the cancellation of my credit card and sit here waiting for the new card to arrive. Now, I can live without the credit card without a problem, but I'm addicted to AutoPay. AutoPaid phone bill, AutoPaid cable bill, AutoPaid car insurance and AutoPaid NetFlix, etc.
Home today, I logged on to Netflix to see if there was something I wanted to watch. You know, despite their impressive selection, I often have difficulty finding a movie or show to watch. I did find something today, but then was directed there was a problem and was directed to the login area, where I discovered my Autopay had lapsed. Forced with deciding between waiting for my primary credit card to arrive and make sure the $7.95 contributes points to my reward card or using my secondary credit card to pay, I decided to wait, at least for one more day.
Sadly, I was forced to watch Amazon Instant Video or one of the hundreds of DVDs in my apartment or something on my cable on demand, while I waited for Sweden and Portugal to start. The inhumanity of the situation is startlingly low as other options were available, but I dislike waiting and not having what I want when I want it, because the truth is I'm a loathsome, middle-class American, just like you.
So, I forced the cancellation of my credit card and sit here waiting for the new card to arrive. Now, I can live without the credit card without a problem, but I'm addicted to AutoPay. AutoPaid phone bill, AutoPaid cable bill, AutoPaid car insurance and AutoPaid NetFlix, etc.
Home today, I logged on to Netflix to see if there was something I wanted to watch. You know, despite their impressive selection, I often have difficulty finding a movie or show to watch. I did find something today, but then was directed there was a problem and was directed to the login area, where I discovered my Autopay had lapsed. Forced with deciding between waiting for my primary credit card to arrive and make sure the $7.95 contributes points to my reward card or using my secondary credit card to pay, I decided to wait, at least for one more day.
Sadly, I was forced to watch Amazon Instant Video or one of the hundreds of DVDs in my apartment or something on my cable on demand, while I waited for Sweden and Portugal to start. The inhumanity of the situation is startlingly low as other options were available, but I dislike waiting and not having what I want when I want it, because the truth is I'm a loathsome, middle-class American, just like you.