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by thomasvendetta 4899 days ago
For anyone looking for an invite to Simple, I've got three available. Shoot me an e-mail (in profile).

I've been using Simple for the past 6 months and I've got to say I don't miss my brick and mortar bank one second. These guys are the perfect example of doing it right.
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ry0ohki 4899 days ago
Just out of curiosity what's the big deal? I received an invite was reluctant to signup because there is an "inactivity fee". As far as I can tell it's just an online bank?
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bluetidepro 4899 days ago
> I received an invite was reluctant to signup because there is an "inactivity fee"

From their site: "After 180 days (6 months) of inactivity, we charge a $5 monthly fee to avoid escheatment,..."

I think if you were to switch to Simple it would be very rare to not use your card for 180 days, but that's just my 2 cents. But yeah, I wouldn't switch to only have an "extra account" that would eventually hit that 180 day inactivity time.

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achompas 4899 days ago
Better account planning (with Safe-to-Spend + goals), excellent UI, instant report generation using searches, humongous network of free ATMs.

The inactivity fee takes a long time to kick in--we're talking a year of not posting any transactions to your account. Their customer support is very open about it.

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