I feel weird but, as an attempt to chase my losses, I just deposited some more fiat on bitstamp. I can't tell anything to my friends or gf, they already think i'm a poor fool, so I tell u bros. Hodl me.
Let me tell you a story. My words will hodl you. I call this story the "the night of the living legacy banking system".
It was a cold dark middle of the day last week. I wasn't able to pay my wifes credit card because they hadn't sent us a bill for some reason and it was getting close to a month and i didn't want to get hit by interest payments. So i went to see if it was on my online banking and wasnt. So i called and waited on hold for about 15 minutes. When they finally answered i said hey why Isn't this credit card showing up on my online banking. They said its because its under my wifes name. I pointed out that we share a bank account. They said that didnt matter. So my wife hadnt used online banking, i do all of the money management. So we had to create an online banking account for her. We created it, filled out a bunch of forums and annoying crap, we get logged in and no credit card. I call back. Wait 15 minutes again... I said forget this just let me pay it over the phone. They said ok how would you like to pay it. I said ill just use my debit card. No that wont work. Ill just use my credit card then, i know how to pay that one off, no thats not going to work either. I said ok well how can i pay it off. they said they need my bank account number and routing number. So i asked how do i get that? They tell me i have to log into my online banking and find an electronic statement. So i find it and i ask "so how much do i owe". Guess what, he cant tell me. Hes not allowed to tell me how much i need to pay off. I can say "please pay off the credit card" and he will do it, but he wont tell me how much im paying.... Well this is just great for my accounting. I point out that ill know exactly how much it was as soon as the transaction goes through, doesnt matter. I point out that i might overdraw, i ask, can you atleast tell me if it will over draw me? Nope. Cant tell me. So i say ok well this was annoying but how can i avoid it next time atleast. He says well you could become a co user on the card then it would get added to your online banking. I say ok lets do that. He says ok well we need to send you a forum in the physical paper mail for me to sign. Like the post office and mail box system for christ sake. I say can you email it to me and ill fax it back. NOPE. So i say ok go ahead and send the damn thing. NOPE. He needs to speak to my wife and of course shes not here. I point out that i cant sign it if its got her name on it. NOPE doesnt matter. He needs to talk to her to send a letter that will take a week to arrive that i cant sign anyway. Shoot me in the fucking head.
THIS.
THIS is our competition and the price is falling. People who are selling so they can buy back into THAT are idiots.