Oddbean new post about login | logout I just got a call from my bank. Asking me, if I wanted to sit down with them to discuss my financial options, and I basically just told them they are a stepping stone for me to get to Bitcoin, and I just used them as an on-ramp. 🤷♂️ Sorry. Not sorry.
Baller. I should do that next time I get asked.
I told them they can't beat inflation with their rates even if they do believe the cpi numbers.
Asking them what offer they have that can beat inflation might be fun.
Savage! Love it!
The truth often hurts.
My financial advisor told me not to buy microstrategy. I asked him how else do I buy bitcoin in my RRSP. I fired him shortly after That was 4 years ago. I out performed anything products he had to offer.
My IRA manager reached out to me about my request to allocate to MSTR and was like "how?!" I said...orange you glad to meet me? IREN and MSTR are all I have left in IRA, rest went to a btc IRA.
Next notification from the bank: We have closed you account.
I have another bank. And one in Mexico. And I have proxy for purchasing.
Yes. In all seriousness though, I use my local community credit union and I have never once had any of the issues people talk about when using their bank. I do all the same types of transaction you would expect to do and never with any issues. Keep it local. Keep it small. Support your local farmers market. Pay in ₿itcoin/sats.
I went further. They invited me personally to talk about their 2% funds and probably dump my money into it and I didn’t even go! Never called back 🧡💜🧡
I recommend just being honest with them. The tellers d9nt k ow shit and they just follow the script. This will at least make them aware they can't help.
Also true, never thought about that 💭
You want them to be on your side. They just work there but they are as screwed as the rest of us. Extend the olive branch. Get on the ark, losers.
Love it 😂 I was at a local event last week and a nice woman that was a financial advisor approached me and gave me a card, told me to call her if I wanted to talk about my retirement, financial planning, etc. I told her I had a financial advisor and his name was Satoshi. I shit you not. She asked where he was from, and I clarified then, and said I'm heavily into saving with Bitcoin. She said she didn't know much about that, but a lot of her clients had been asking her about it this year. I wrote my email on her card and gave it back to her 😂😂 I said if your client's need advice or have questions to contact me.
Next time also mention you are the CEO of Nostr 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣 fucking love that reverse uno on her
Derek is a G 🫳 🎤
For reals man man dropped the mic on her and I bet this played in the background https://media1.tenor.com/m/ftT7VjHhK_sAAAAd/mic-drop-supa-hot-fire.gif
Amazing. Did you also tell her about Nostr lol
Oh I didn't. We didn't have much time for a full on purple and orange pilling session.
Derek! You’re off your game lol
Fucking baller! This will be a scene in the movie they make about you Derek.
Oh God please don't put that evil on me 😂
😂 yeah as soon as they see some volume they want to persuade you to invest in their funds. Good luck. ✌🏻😁
lol yea financial options for what? I only need you because I have a mortgage 😆
I wouldn't even have a bank account if I didn't have to pay my bills through there.
I’m with a credit union and as far as banks go it’s been pretty good. From a customer standpoint I have no problems. They’ve given me anything I’ve ever asked for and have great interest rates. Still don’t really keep any money there outside month to month operating expenses. Decades ago I used to bank with Bank of America and Wells Fargo before them and they were 100% the worst predatory places. But yea I look forward to a bankless future. It’s coming slowly but surely.
We do NOT negotiate with banks! https://image.nostr.build/268294c60cadd5233e13628a662eb75d65b82b15db629eafc47a60fd856ed327.gif nostr:nevent1qqsw0py3grtu9vyket8p0ygymrmewt5ngd3y6a7hrgetf4qsg94qnugpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsdgvut0sesvjgulh65j9x3554cp2t9dp0hxcf3r6h9704078fr5kcrqsqqqqqpsd5569
Legend! 🖕🏼Fuck the Banks.
Goldback cash baby, cash... Don't need network verification and these is no transaction fee.
Well played sir!
Won’t they just close your account?
They don't have a reason to anymore. The calls are recorded anyway and we'll within my right to do what I'm doing.
100% but still mine froze my account and it was hell to get it back. First move they froze it. Luckily it was an account I created for that Then they basically told me I have to prove I wasn’t laundering money, terrorist stuff or the usual crap. It was very difficult to communicate with them they force me to use their stupid app to upload the proofs luckily I have it all. And only open the account after a long time when I asked them if this was legal and if we should go to the court nostr:note1y400w97al070wsm4mpeq4xdr6ugqkefm6z4lgf5wem2es5ph9tgs4xz80q
Looking forward to the day of enough circular economies in the world that Bitcoin itself is the on and off ramp.
did they want to discuss savings plans?
I didn't even get that far into the conversation. They wanted me to come in and sit down and discuss.... whatever. I've had this conversation with them before. They can't beat inflation with any interest they offer on any account.
Hardly anyone in the UK gets invited into their bank. There's nowhere to invite us in most cases anyway. Older people use the post office and the rest of us have to make do with apps.
