When Was The Last Time?

When Was The Last Time?
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You walked into a bank – even pre-COVID.


When I was probably 7 or 8 years old my parents took me to the local Citibank and we opened my first savings account. I remember the passbook. I probably still have it somewhere. I deposited birthday gifts, babysitting earnings, first paychecks (I always learned to save half) and more. I watched the entries in that passbook grow. I had that same account when I worked my first summer job as a law student and then again when I went to work for that same firm after graduating law school. I always felt as if I had learned something important through that passbook experience about how to manage financial affairs.


Fast forward – a passbook does not exist anymore. I do not remember the last time I stepped inside a bank. Mobile deposit changed my world and of course, the ability to electronically transfer between accounts was a similar game changer.


I am not judging the change – just noting it.


When was the last time you walked into a bank?

Comments

Fred Klein

Savings banks still have passbooks and I go to cash machine at nearby bank.
Rona Gura

I do all my deposits mobile. I remember the fun of the passbook and seeing the interest payment!!
Daniel Schwartz

My first Savings account was at the Lincoln Bank in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. That bank was sold off a couple of times over the years. When I closed it out as a young adult, I opened an account at Citibank which offered a $500 credit card line to graduating seniors when I as at Baruch College. I still have that account to this day (among several others) and their investment in me was a good move. I visit branches about once a month. Citi still offers free Notary service if you need it, a nice perk on occasion.
Shelley Simpson

My first account was at the American Savings and Loan in Detroit. I started it with $17 which was huge back then! It was entered in the passbook in ink and subsequent deposits were as well - some blue, some red, and some black. I assume it depended on the mood of the teller or what she had close at hand. I go to the bank twice a week to get cash. Yes, I still carry cash for purchasing at the Farmers' Market and at the Diner when we do takeaway.
Norman Spizz

I went to the bank yesterday. A guy walked in WITHOUT a mask and everyone stuck their hands in the air and hit the floor.

Submitted by MarilynGenoa on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 04:28

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Marilyn Genoa

I recently found old passbooks, and I still do go to the ATM and drive through for commercial deposits.
Victoria Drogin

Norm - HAHAHAHA!!!
Lol. I still like talking to people. I deposit sometimes at the window, safe deposit boxes, but yes - mostly on line..
Nancy Schess

I'm prettty sure I remember the Lincoln Bank in Brighton Beach. My grandparents lived there and I spent alot of time in the neighborhood.

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