Over the weekend while vacationing in VA Beach, the wife goes to make a purchase from walgreens with her credit/debit card, walgreens clerk advisers her that the card machine is telling her the card is invalid. So she then attempts to use another card from a different account, same thing card is invalid. My mama who is in the store with her then uses her card to make the purchase with no issues. Knowing there is money in both accounts my wife and I called our bank/credit union here in Ohio who informed us that we were not the only people having issues and that the problem has been turned into card member services and should be taken care of "within the hour". Approximately 3 hours later, before going to dinner, we decide to call the bank back and see if the issue has been taken care of. The bank then transfers us to card member services, who informs us that this is a global problem and our bank and cards are not the only ones affected and they are doing there best to resolve the problem by nights end. When we woke and went to breakfast the next morning the problem was fixed and the card was used with no issues. Luckily we prepared for a situation like this and had enough "emergency cash" to get us through our vacation if a situation like this arose. Ever since this I have found myself thinking about a conversation myself and Lunchbox had about prepping. He informed me that prepping doesnt have to only be about end of the world/armageddon type scenarios but can also be for a global financial crisis. This weekend also led me to wonder what if this issue would've lasted longer than one day or what if I wouldnt have had the emergency cash to get through this. I hope by sharing this it opens eyes like it has mine and my family's and helps us attempt to better prepare ourselves for the years to come.
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