Blog #268: When Your Bank Account Gets Pirated

Relax, Captain Jack Sparrow isn’t a wanted man to me…okay, well maybe he is to others, but that’s beside the point.

The point is, I want to talk to you all about something that happened to me yesterday and it’s something that really gets under my skin. You see, my bank account was hacked yesterday and my folks and I spent a good part of the day trying to suspend my debt card.

Now in previous blogs, I talked about how to be flexible and prepare for the unexpected. This was one of those occasions. It all started with a text message and then lo and behold, someone from the state of Texas took out $440 out of my account.

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However, being flexible and prepared for the unexpected is one thing, but have you ever had the feeling of having something you work for end up being taken away from you? That’s how I felt yesterday. The money I earn to operate “Going the Distance” is vital not just to “GTD” but also to my personal finances.

You see, think of your income as like blood that flows through your veins. As long as the blood flows, you have the ability to function like normal. Without it, you are just unfunctional.

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Being a neurodiverse individual, there are some things in my life that I consider critical. Money is one of them and when someone gets into my bank account, I take it personal. There are some people who think that money is power, but you have to earn it and when someone steals it from you, it’s almost insulting.

The problem is that as the world becomes more digital, it becomes more and more difficult to protect your income. Every time something like this happens, I ask myself why people do such a thing and I often struggle to find the answer. If you want to have something as vital as money, you need to earn it and that includes getting a job.

In conclusion, don’t make something difficult for others who have earned their income through hard work just because you prefer a pirated lifestyle. “Thou shall not steal” is one of the ten commandments and when you hack someone’s bank account, you are breaking it.

And now, a message from someone that I grew up with in the 90s about what you should do that doesn’t involve making life miserable for others:

A Message About Getting a Job

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Catch you all later!!

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