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How often do u check your bank etc

I would check mine everyday if I could and update my very comprehensive spreadsheet!!!

Please tell me I'm not alone!!
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  • Why dont you check it every day? Dont you have online banking?

    I check mine nearly every day.
    Mortgage free by 30:eek:: £28,000/£100,000
    :DDebt free as of 1 October, 2010:D
    Taking my frugal life on the road!
  • I do but I don't always wanna come home after a 13 hour day and switch my laptop on.
    I check on my phone but my spreadsheet is on my laptop.
  • Hax
    Hax Posts: 890 Forumite
    I check pretty much everyday - updating my spreadsheet as I go.

    So no, you're not alone :D
    My posts are my own opinions based on my experiences and info gathered from sites such as this.
    They are not a substitute for professional financial advice - but you knew that already didn't you? ;)
    VSP 2011 - Member #25 - Started 6th December 2010 - Total As Of 4th May 2011 (21 weeks in!) - £323.67/£500 - So far so good!
  • Kepp
    Kepp Posts: 4,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I check mine every week day and update my spreadsheet too...but not on weekends as then that feels like I'm having a break from being in debt if that makes any sense at all?! :D

    So, yep, I'm sad too! :)
    Debt at LBM Apr 2010 £28,767 Debt free as of Nov 2013 :j
  • I check mine pretty much everyday, mainly because I use natwest text banking, one quick text and I can get the last 6 transactions or an up to date balance! and I also often sit down and re-work out what bills I need to pay every month! If I don;t I forget something or that I've paid for something and I end up spending the money and being overdrawn! Altho thats got much easier since I switched to natwest as it updatse immediately! none of this available and actual balance rubbish! ok so it might not say who the card transaction went to but it says the payment has gone out!
    :eek: Total debt - £7500 Dec 2010
    debt free date - feb 2016
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I do but I don't always wanna come home after a 13 hour day and switch my laptop on.
    I check on my phone but my spreadsheet is on my laptop.

    I check daily if i can, and update my nice secure password protected spreadsheet which always has a current-ish tally of my accounts shares and savings, also upcomming one off things I know i've spent and will have a bill comming in soon for...

    ...plus since last year 6+ months end of month cashflow estimates based on regular income/outgoings and typical CC bill amount :)
  • Lulee36
    Lulee36 Posts: 197 Forumite
    Yes i check mine everyday inc weekends , as i have the Iphone it takes 2 seconds
  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,458 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I check mine online, nearly every day

    I like to make sure DD's / Bill payments etc. are paid etc
  • Almost every day - even when I know there's nothing happening - sad really!
  • nzseries1
    nzseries1 Posts: 2,240 Forumite
    Once I tried to start checking my accounts every other day, instead of every day.
    I started getting very uncomfortable and went back to checking them every day. I feel much better now! :D
    I always use the excuse that if there was ever fraud on your account, you want to know about it sooner rather than later. Although it's not happened to me... yet.
    You're spelling is effecting me so much. Im trying not to be phased by it but your all making me loose my mind on mass!! My head is loosing it's hair. I'm going to take myself off the electoral role like I should of done ages ago and move to the Caribean. I already brought my plane ticket, all be it a refundable 1.
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