Comments on: Living in the Dark: Failing to View Bank Statements

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:25:00 +0000

It definitely seems like there are two extremes to this issue. Those who log in to their accounts daily, and those who never log in at all. Of course, my husband and I are the former. In fact, my husband jokes that we’d know within hours if someone stole our credit cards or gained control of our bank accounts. He says we’d definitely be able to spot an unknown transaction within less than 24 hours.

By: My Financial Journey

My Financial Journey — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:45:00 +0000

I had a similar experience trying to find out when my previous employer’s company match actually got deposited. I asked about 5 people all of whom had been working for the company for years. Not one of them had ever even logged into the website and none of them knew because they never looked at anything other than the top number on the quarterly statements.

I’m getting better now where I can sometimes go an entire day without looking at all of my financial accounts, but man I don’t know about some people….maybe it’s really a blessing in some regards, but the number of errors I have found in my accounts my diligent checking makes me think a lot of people get ripped off and never catch the mistakes.

By: Chandra

Chandra — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:26:00 +0000

I login to my bank accounts 3 to 4 times a month. Though I have two stocks in my brokerage account, I login to the account 3 to 4 times a week. Of course, I use this as a core account for all my online payments.

By: Ammar

Ammar — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:46:00 +0000

Most people get their ideas of money from their parents. I'd imagine that's why they have that attitude.

Keep up the good work!