by Anura Guruge
on December 12, 2022
Went to Logon, as I always do around 6:30pm, to see how much money I have lost on the day.
Logon screen was in a loop.
Kept on telling me to Login again.
Panic.
Logged in, using biometrics, on my phone. Phew! At least all my accounts were still there & they were not totally down to zero. I still had a few dollars in each. That was a relief. I wasn’t totally destitute as yet. (Maybe tomorrow.)
Called Fidelity. BUSY. The automated voice system said they would call me back. They did — in about 10 minutes.
As ever they were SUPERBLY polite & helpful.
Assured me that they thought it was a problem on their end. My accounts were fine. Nothing to worry about. That was comforting.
I kept on trying. While talking to him I managed to Login. WOW. What a relief. I am sure I lost 5 years of my life from that little excitement. So I am now, OFFICIALLY, living on borrowed time.
Not funny. I need to know, multiple times a day, how poor I am. It keeps me grounded.
So, just a heads up. If you are having problems login in, it might be THEM, rather than YOU.
