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Zelle or Venmo

Before I had a credit card,
My car, newly repaired,
Required cash to pick it up
And I was unprepared.

I borrowed money, then I got
A MasterCard - hooray!
It changed my means of payment,
Which I still do use today.

Along with checks and cash, that card
Could pay for all I’d need
And up until quite recently,
It seemed that way, indeed.

But then there was some money
That I wanted to convey
And a credit card or check 
Just wouldn’t be a way to pay.

Then how ‘bout Zelle or Venmo?
Was the question I was asked.
Alas, I called my son and 
For this favor, he was tasked.

It isn’t fair that things that worked 
For years no longer do
And with this new technology,
I do not have a clue.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 4/11/2025 2:19:00 PM
Oh heck Ilene, i am behind the times as I've never heard of Zelle or Venmo and I have never had a credit card but i do have a debit card! I refuse to do internet banking - what if i lost my phone or it was stolen! give me cash any day and I still write cheques lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 4/11/2025 12:45:00 PM
Lol, I see people paying at the tills just swiping their phones, it's over my head. Tom
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