So I took some cash out of the bank
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It was more than usual. The teller's manager came over to ask me what it was for. I was so taken aback I didn't say "How is that any of your business?" Which really shocked my husband because I am usually quick on the draw that way. How did we get here? The bank thinks they are the boss of what I do with my money? Just like the IRS things THEY should be auditing US??? We should be asking them where OUR money is, no?
Rant over. Just thought it was interesting how they chip, chip chip away. Over time, we kind of forget who was supposed to be in charge of what.
I was moving funds around earlier in the year to pay property taxes and two of my banks asked. And I did say to both of them “well it doesn’t seem to me like that’s any of your business.” One of them explained that there’s been a rash of people getting held up. Apparently people watch them walk out of the bank follow them home or wherever they’re going and then pull a gun on them and steal whatever cash they have. I don’t know that I buy that. I just replied don’t worry about me. I’ve got myself protected. Ha ha.
What does someone getting held up have to do with your plan for your own money? There’s no connection between their question and their excuse for asking it.
They are hiding behind a story of ransom or similar: "We are concerned that you are in a dangerous situation and WE WANT TO HELP YOU." Total BS.
Good point.
All the teller did was signal to everyone around you that you were making a large withdrawal. I mean, if it were $20, they would hand it over to you and not say anything. Make a large withdrawal, and everyone now knows you made it because the teller is asking this question. Anything over about $50 I ask the teller not to count out loud for anyhow. No need for everyone in the bank to hear how much money I am walking out with. They count it to themselves as they lay it on the counter, I count to myself as they do that also. They put it in an envelope, I shove it in my purse, no one knows how much I have. Why do they count your money so loud out to you? Do they think I can't count if they just put it on the counter one by one? Are we all that retarded???
Several years ago, we hired a guy to come in and do some re-modeling work in the house we had at the time. He had that happen at a Lowes or Home Depot - he paid cash for something, and someone who saw that he had a wad of cash in his pocket followed him home, beat the snot out of him, and made off with his cash.
All I can say is if you're going to carry cash, make sure that's not the only thing you're carrying. We should all carry, regardless. It wouldn't surprise me if they start charging anyone carrying a lot of cash, like they do hunters who bait their prey.
Well, that and, DON'T PULL OUT THE WHOLE FREAKING WAD IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY
My thought exactly! We have things called wallets to hide the amount of cash we carry…why would someone pull out a big roll of bills to pay for something, stuff the rest of the roll back in his pocket, and then not be careful or observant about who might be following him?
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