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Matters fiscal
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 01:16 amI am cheered.
The tedious administration work following the move continues. I have been online and updated the address for the TV License, dug out my old passport so I can prove the face on the front of my head matches a picture on a piece of paper when I go to the bank tomorrow to notify them of the change of address. I have also just filled out a direct debit form for the water company at the new gaffe.
This latter allows me to spread the bill over 10 payments rather than two indigestible lumps. Of course, I already had a direct debit arrangement for the old place, but rather than try to change address and continue it, experience tells me it is easier to cancel the one and start another. So I have done something that I have been avoiding for a couple of weeks: I logged on to my online banking to cancel the existing DD. I have been avoiding looking at my account in the light of the huge expenditure of the past few weeks, but there is no way of avoiding seeing a balance when you log on, even if you are simply amending other details.
To my immense relief, my finances are merely stunned, rather than completely adrift as I had surmised. I now need to get to Monday without further significant expenditure and I shall be able to breathe comparatively easily again.
I hope.
The tedious administration work following the move continues. I have been online and updated the address for the TV License, dug out my old passport so I can prove the face on the front of my head matches a picture on a piece of paper when I go to the bank tomorrow to notify them of the change of address. I have also just filled out a direct debit form for the water company at the new gaffe.
This latter allows me to spread the bill over 10 payments rather than two indigestible lumps. Of course, I already had a direct debit arrangement for the old place, but rather than try to change address and continue it, experience tells me it is easier to cancel the one and start another. So I have done something that I have been avoiding for a couple of weeks: I logged on to my online banking to cancel the existing DD. I have been avoiding looking at my account in the light of the huge expenditure of the past few weeks, but there is no way of avoiding seeing a balance when you log on, even if you are simply amending other details.
To my immense relief, my finances are merely stunned, rather than completely adrift as I had surmised. I now need to get to Monday without further significant expenditure and I shall be able to breathe comparatively easily again.
I hope.
