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Edinburgh 2012 – Day Three

David Bann, Edinburgh.

Dan watches lots more comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, eats two enormous meals, and learns about science. Continue reading

Cardless Cashpoints

My mobile banking app, showing me a special six digit code.

RBS Group banks now offer the ability to withdraw cash from ATMs without using a bank card, by making the withdrawal request from their mobile app. Dan gives it a go, and shares his thoughts on the process. Continue reading

Thursday Afternoon

Good progress at work today, easily catching up on the things I didn’t get done yesterday on account of having been at the Royal Welsh Show. AbNib is proving itself popular, but I’m still not happy with it: there are a load of really cool… Continue reading

Late

Running late for work. Was supposed to get up and take laptop to Daton as part of an insurance scam, but I’m still at home after having woken up late. Still, Claire’ll be at work until about 1am today… in Newtown… so there’s no benefit… Continue reading

Chasing The Paycheck

What with unavailable accountants and worse, I’ve not been able to get my paycheque until today – a week later than expected. I have £2.50, half a loaf of bread, a tin of beans, and a packet of super noodles to live on until my… Continue reading

Cool Thing Of The Day

Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #42: Count your 20p piece collection (see “Cool Thing” #25). Realise you have exactly £6 (that’s 30) of them. Do your laundry The ‘cool and interesting things’ were originally published… Continue reading

Cool Thing Of The Day

Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #25: Start a collection of 20p pieces, for use in the laundry. My wallet’s side pocket now contains 16 20p peices. Combined with a few pound coins, that’ll keep me… Continue reading

Cool Thing Of The Day

Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #23: Leave a club, and, in a drunken stupor, decide that it’s a sound and logical idea to take £120 out ot a cash machine, because it’ll save you from… Continue reading