Comments on: Merchant bankers http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Pierres Service » Blog Archive » merchant bankers http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Pierres Service » Blog Archive » merchant bankers Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:06:13 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-1144 [...] i went to open a bank account yesterday. i swore never to do this in namibia because i just knew that the exorbitant bank charges would turn me homicidal, and at some point i would be arrested for standing outside standard bank rending …Read more: here [...] [...] i went to open a bank account yesterday. i swore never to do this in namibia because i just knew that the exorbitant bank charges would turn me homicidal, and at some point i would be arrested for standing outside standard bank rending …Read more: here [...]

]]> By: Barry http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Barry Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:34:09 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-460 And everyone says that the banking charges in my country (New Zealand) are bad! Banks in Namibia actually charge people to put money into their accounts? You've inspired me to look into Namibian bank websites - they claim to pay interest but are remarkably coy about how much that might be, and then have a nice bunch of charges. Surely there must be some form of interest paying money holding account somewhere? No Namibian credit union? And everyone says that the banking charges in my country (New Zealand) are bad! Banks in Namibia actually charge people to put money into their accounts? You’ve inspired me to look into Namibian bank websites – they claim to pay interest but are remarkably coy about how much that might be, and then have a nice bunch of charges. Surely there must be some form of interest paying money holding account somewhere? No Namibian credit union?

]]> By: rachie http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-450 rachie Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:34:41 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-450 Lou, I always do. X Mel - ha ha, brilliant! I rotate between stuffing it in the knicker drawer, and keeping it in the ceiling. Shhh, though. Clare - I know! It makes me absolutely furious. I'm earning a relatively good wage by Namibian standards, and I can't afford to put it in the bloody bank. Our organisation pays a whopping amount of money in bank charges every year - so much so, that we have a whole budget line devoted to it. And that's just for being able to function. It's shite. I went at lunch time, so I was hungry as well as frustrated. Instead of consigning my money to the bank, as was my plan, I went and spent money on a book instead. Lou, I always do. X

Mel – ha ha, brilliant! I rotate between stuffing it in the knicker drawer, and keeping it in the ceiling. Shhh, though.

Clare – I know! It makes me absolutely furious. I’m earning a relatively good wage by Namibian standards, and I can’t afford to put it in the bloody bank. Our organisation pays a whopping amount of money in bank charges every year – so much so, that we have a whole budget line devoted to it. And that’s just for being able to function. It’s shite.

I went at lunch time, so I was hungry as well as frustrated. Instead of consigning my money to the bank, as was my plan, I went and spent money on a book instead.

]]> By: Clare http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Clare Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:28:58 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-448 It's madness and intensely annoying, but what I find worse is that it makes it utterly impossible for people in poverty trying their best to get out of it to ever make that journey. I'm currently working with a group of villagers who have formed a co-operative. To operate they need a bank account with cheque book, but to open one the charges would swallow their meagre start-up capital immediately. It's totally disgraceful. Grr. I presume you went to the bank in the morning by the way? Once the temperature starts rising I am liable to say/do anything to the numptyheads... It’s madness and intensely annoying, but what I find worse is that it makes it utterly impossible for people in poverty trying their best to get out of it to ever make that journey. I’m currently working with a group of villagers who have formed a co-operative. To operate they need a bank account with cheque book, but to open one the charges would swallow their meagre start-up capital immediately. It’s totally disgraceful. Grr. I presume you went to the bank in the morning by the way? Once the temperature starts rising I am liable to say/do anything to the numptyheads…

]]> By: mel http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-447 mel Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:18:39 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-447 'in my country'?? were you wearing some light colonial slacks at the time?? tee hee.. my great aunt lizzie used to roll up five pound notes and hide them in used fruit and veg brown market bags.. my grandad george actually made a tube which he wrapped with foil to look 'metal', stuffed it with cash and hid it in the bottom of the gas fire.. ahhh, those old scouse tricks.. ‘in my country’?? were you wearing some light colonial slacks at the time?? tee hee.. my great aunt lizzie used to roll up five pound notes and hide them in used fruit and veg brown market bags.. my grandad george actually made a tube which he wrapped with foil to look ‘metal’, stuffed it with cash and hid it in the bottom of the gas fire.. ahhh, those old scouse tricks..

]]> By: Louisa http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Louisa Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:24:29 +0000 http://www.livingfordisco.com/2006/09/21/merchant-bankers/#comment-446 Merchant w*nkers springs to mind! Guard your knicker draw with your life! Merchant w*nkers springs to mind! Guard your knicker draw with your life!

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