By poorcollegestudent - 30/10/2009 20:32 - Canada

Today, I went to my university bookstore and tried to use my debit card to pay, but got the "Insufficient Funds" notification. I was buying a single postage stamp, which costs 57 cents. FML
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NorfolkDude 2

One time when I was 16, I wrote a check and got charged 30 dollars by the bank for overdrawing my account. What was the magical purchase? A soda... for $1.05. Life lesson learned: learn to balance your account! So you'll have money to spend, even for silly things like stamps, sodas, or whatever.

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cthulhu1138 1

You used a debit card to buy one stamp!? I'm surprised they'd even consider accepting it.

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NorfolkDude 2

One time when I was 16, I wrote a check and got charged 30 dollars by the bank for overdrawing my account. What was the magical purchase? A soda... for $1.05. Life lesson learned: learn to balance your account! So you'll have money to spend, even for silly things like stamps, sodas, or whatever.

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Duckasaurus 0

why the hell do you pay for a soda with a check? and why **** did you try to pay for a postage stamp with a debit card?

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bugmenotmofo 34

hey, at least you didn't get an overdraft fee for $30. The new york times did an article about overdraft fees earlier (this is not spam, this is information) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/your-money/credit-and-debit-cards/09debit.html

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lordash 0

TBF you deserve what you get for trying to use your card for 57 cents. Next time, go to the ATM and take some cash out - and check your balance at the same time. Its because of people like you that I end up queueing 10 minutes longer than necessary in the supermarket when I'm on lunch. There is no excuse for even considering paying for something under $10 on card.

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ruben7467 0

people. you really need to know how much money you have.

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cthulhu1138 1

You used a debit card to buy one stamp!? I'm surprised they'd even consider accepting it.

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Inked2009 0

It's your own fault, you need to keep on top of checking your account online.

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dancingyrlie 1

if you are irresponsible and weren't paying attention to how much money you had in your account ... YDI. if you balance your account regularly and knew you had $1,000, and this post is about how you discovered someone had stolen your identity and charged shit to your card ... FYL. need more info, OP!

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alexandriababyy 0

why would you even try buying that with your debit? even homeless people carry around a little more than that in change. maybe you should start pan handling.

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notsponsored3043 0

you deserve the shit outta that.... 57 cents is chump change! go round up some spare change instead of buying that on debit

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realsiq 0

go look under your car seats, you will find the money there

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