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Sometimes I really hate banking. I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not the most responsible person with my bank accounts, but it's mostly due to laziness, not any kind of shady behavior.

So, anyway. I had to pay my day care bill today and, since my day care providers are assholes who hold checks for weeks and weeks at a time, I decided to go to the ATM and get cash out. The first ATM I went to didn't work. It let me put in all my information but then said "we are unable to process your transaction at this time". I didn't think too much about it, just figured that the ATM's withdrawal limits were lower than the one on my card. I went to another ATM, owned by another bank, in another city, and the same thing happened. So I tried to just take out a $20. Nothing.

Now I start to panic. I had just checked my balance online an hour or so ago, and I had plenty of money. For once. And, I'd just balanced my checkbook. For once. So, I called the bank only to find out that it was just a coincidence that the 2 ATMs I'd accessed didn't work. I went to a 3rd one, it worked fine, all is well.

I love starting out my day with moments of panic. It can only get better from here, right?