I’ve got a bit of a problem these days.. and as near as I can tell it is a bad case of bankitis.

I have my “main” account at one bank, along with a pitiful and much abused RRSP account which has seen almost as much withdrawing as deposits over the last few years. I have a credit card from another bank, an account and a line of credit that was used to pay for my second degree at a completely different bank, student loans that are run through yet another financial institution (who decided that less than $200 was more than enough for a full year of post secondary tuition, books, and other costs when I decided to go back to school, forcing me to bank #3) and then ING direct, where I vainly try and hide a few dollars to “save my money”.

Not only do I get the mandatory statements in the mail from four of them telling me just how little I make, I also get constant phone calls trying to upsell me on the latest account feature, or to take out life insurance with them, or asking me to tell them how much I love paying them ridiculous fees for the honor of (temporarily) storing my money with them.
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