> >I have a curious banking history note:

> >In the 1960's I received a phone call from my local Bank of America
> >branch.  I had an overdraft on my checking account but had money
> >in a savings account.  They asked me to come in and transfer money so
> >as to avoid the overdraft.  It was late in the afternoon.  The bank doors were
> >closed but they let me in to transfer the money.

> >Amazing what 40-50 years can do to banking / capitalist philosophy !!!!

> A lot has changed since then. For example, at that time it was also
> possible to get a job and make a living for your family with just a
> high school diploma. Even if your wife didn't work you could earn
> enough to have a comfortable life, a decent home, and food on the
> table. Back then people didn't have to scrap for every dollar they
> could get. It was a simpler, more relaxed time; fewer people were
> caught up in "the rat race."