I am sitting here at my computer because there is nothing I can do... Almost (luckily almost) nothing is open today, or else no one is answering the phone. I just talked to D and he's the only one in the office.
- We have a (BIG) leak in an irrigation box; I am pretty sure the loud bang we heard on new year's eve was the valve freezing off. We didn't know what it was, and it was outside and could have been coming from anywhere. I shut off the water to the house, but it doesn't seem to fix the leak, and the water is running down the driveway and freezing (which is how we realized what was going on). I called three plumbers, but only one answered (so glad they answered, AND had an appointment time for us, even though it's not until 3 pm)
- Tried to call the new accountant for one of my clients because I need to send them an invoice; they're not in today.
- Tried to call the insurance company that handles our umbrella policy because we haven't seen their invoice yet, and my records show that I'd already paid it last year at this time. They're not in either.
- Called Vanguard to exchange the mutual fund that my husband's IRA is in (this was transferred from another broker, and I've been bugging him for a year to move it since the fees are out of control!). I requested a call-back because the wait was so long, and finally got the call, but even though we're married and I know all of his passwords, etc. I can't make transactions for him.
- So I have to fill out an agent authorization for him to be able to act on my accounts, and he has to fill one out so I can act on his. I realized after filling it out that we'll need to take them to the bank for notarization.
- I tried to call Capital One 360 so I can find out if there is a minimum for my checking or if I can close that account and just use the savings, but the wait was more than 2 hours, and no call-back feature, so I just hung up.
I'm not complaining that places are closed - it IS still the holiday break. The problem is, I'm still on break, too, and on Monday I'll have to do actual paying work, so I was hoping that I could cross a few things off my list today.
More To-Do Items (Aaaaack!!!)
January 2nd, 2015 at 06:12 pm
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January 3rd, 2015 at 12:42 am 1420245769
The bus station here was open today! (How do I know? Only because I sold around 30 bus passes today and had a bazillion phone calls ...)
January 4th, 2015 at 01:57 am 1420336657
When desiring to change specific account holdings I find it's most efficient to go to the site, fill in the forms for the transactions needed like Sell 'X' unit of _____________, Buy 'X' $ of ______________. It takes 3 business days, within Board hours to complete.
January 4th, 2015 at 02:32 am 1420338765
We are going to do the forms, though, because at least with Vanguard, they allow us to get into both accounts... I think we eventually have to put everything into the trust... which also seems complicated!