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Every bank account I've had, had OD protection as opt-in.

Why would you opt-in if you don't have money?

Fricking poors. :marseybeggar: :marseydisgust:

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poors opt in because they've already burned every potential source of credit and view overdrafts as "emergency" payday microloans

of course, poors are generally dumb af and their emergencies are actually frivolous spending

my mother was basically an american gypsy; i know all the tricks :marseyxd:

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This neighbor doesn't Murphy's Law-Maxx. If the option is there and free, fricking take it, even if you have fifty gorillion Floyd-bucks in the bank. You never know if you'll get hacked or something.

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You never know if you'll get hacked or something.

This is exactly why I'll never enable overdraft protection.

If someone somehow steals my debit card or otherwise is able to charge my checking account, at least I have plenty of money in my savings account to cover various expenses while I wait for a resolution.

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Why would you opt in even if you had money?

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There's pretty much no reason unless you're living with irregular income and still want to buy necessities without the card declining at the counter.

Basically brokecels who want to avoid the public embarrassment of being broke by going into even deeper debt.

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