How to pay rent in one easy step

Mint Aero

So here's my predicament AH, I'm slightly tipsy and what's left of my brain has malfunctioned. I need to pay rent. I was supposed to set up a standing order weeks ago but I didn't do this because I had so many other important things to do like posting interesting things here.

Now, I want my rent to be in the landlords fat bank account by tomorrow. For no reason other than being a good little renter.

Method 1:
Online banking. I make a simple money transfer right? wrong. Computer says no. Apart from it talking 3working days or something it won't let me pay an individual not on their "special list" or something and I need to set up yet another stupid type of an account bollix. I actually got online banking specifically because I thought it would make paying bills easy.

Method 2:
Head to the bank tomorrow and do it there? Wrong. 3 working days probably, different banks from mine to the landlord.

Method 3:
Head to his bank and lodge cash there? Wrong. 300 withdrawal limit per day on my account.

Method 4:
Go to my bank, get monies there, head all the way across town to his bank and lodge it there? Bingo! yes?

Is Method 4 the only way in this day and age? I must be missing an obvious trick here.

wazky

Swallow?

Vinz Mesrine

Do banks open on a Saturday?

duffman13

Mint Aero wrote: »

So here's my predicament AH, I'm slightly tipsy and what's left of my brain has malfunctioned. I need to pay rent. I was supposed to set up a standing order weeks ago but I didn't do this because I had so many other important things to do like posting interesting things here.

Now, I want my rent to be in the landlords fat bank account by tomorrow. For no reason other than being a good little renter.

Method 1:
Online banking. I make a simple money transfer right? wrong. Computer says no. Apart from it talking 3working days or something it won't let me pay an individual not on their "special list" or something and I need to set up yet another stupid type of an account bollix. I actually got online banking specifically because I thought it would make paying bills easy.

Method 2:
Head to the bank tomorrow and do it there? Wrong. 3 working days probably, different banks from mine to the landlord.

Method 3:
Head to his bank and lodge cash there? Wrong. 300 withdrawal limit per day on my account.

Method 4:
Go to my bank, get monies there, head all the way across town to his bank and lodge it there? Bingo! yes?

Is Method 4 the only way in this day and age? I must be missing an obvious trick here.

Get your life in order so your not thinking of your landlord on a Friday evening

PizzamanIRL

Bank open on a Saturday? I've been living under a rock.

Mint Aero

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Do banks open on a Saturday?

Some are, some are not. Thus adding to the complexity.

Mint Aero

duffman13 wrote: »

Get your life in order so your not thinking of your landlord on a Friday evening

I can't leave the rent money in my account all weekend, I'll drink it at this rate.

For Forks Sake

Mint Aero wrote: »

So here's my predicament AH, I'm slightly tipsy and what's left of my brain has malfunctioned. I need to pay rent. I was supposed to set up a standing order weeks ago but I didn't do this because I had so many other important things to do like posting interesting things here.

Now, I want my rent to be in the landlords fat bank account by tomorrow. For no reason other than being a good little renter.

Method 1:
Online banking. I make a simple money transfer right? wrong. Computer says no. Apart from it talking 3working days or something it won't let me pay an individual not on their "special list" or something and I need to set up yet another stupid type of an account bollix. I actually got online banking specifically because I thought it would make paying bills easy.

Method 2:
Head to the bank tomorrow and do it there? Wrong. 3 working days probably, different banks from mine to the landlord.

Method 3:
Head to his bank and lodge cash there? Wrong. 300 withdrawal limit per day on my account.

Method 4:
Go to my bank, get monies there, head all the way across town to his bank and lodge it there? Bingo! yes?

Is Method 4 the only way in this day and age? I must be missing an obvious trick here.

Your plan is fundamentally f*cked by the fact that banks ain't open tomorrow.

Mint Aero

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Your plan is fundamentally f*cked by the fact that banks ain't open tomorrow.

I've pregoogled :P The ones I need are open tomorrow albeit miles apart.

Aidric

An order won't clear the bank until Monday in any case.

Can you not withdraw the cash and hand it to him in person if it's really that urgent?

For Forks Sake

Mint Aero wrote: »

I've pregoogled :P The ones I need are open tomorrow albeit miles apart.

In that case may I suggest that you procure a bicycle

jescart

See, this is why the world needs bitcoins. Situations like this.

Mint Aero

Aidric wrote: »

An order won't clear the bank until Monday in any case.

Can you not withdraw the cash and hand it to him in person if it's really that urgent?

It mostly likely would've cleared if I had set it up yesterday. The bank is open tomorrow so I assume it would.

No, I can't meet this person face to face. He's an entity.

duffman13

Mint Aero wrote: »

I've pregoogled :P The ones I need are open tomorrow albeit miles apart.

Offer yourself too him. Do it now while your drunk so you dont feel shame

Baze

I paid my rent at 3.59pm (BOI) and only cause Croco Bay won the 3:45 :P

I may have a small gambling problem.

wil

4 with a twist
I've got one of those really fast bank accounts. It'll work much quicker if you route your cash through it, let me send you the details.

Mint Aero

For Forks Sake wrote: »

In that case may I suggest that you procure a bicycle

I can avail of the train fortunately.

It's 2014 and I need a train to do this simple task?

certifiedcrepe

Mint Aero wrote: »

I can't leave the rent money in my account all weekend, I'll drink it at this rate.

"The money was just resting in my account"

PizzamanIRL

Use Kevin Hart's 'checking account' excuse to get away without paying it for a few days.

PizzamanIRL

Baze wrote: »

I paid my rent at 3.59pm (BOI) and only cause Croco Bay won the 3:45 :P

I may have a small gambling problem.

My brother gave me his bank card today to hold onto because his insurance direct debit payment is going out on Monday and he'll only gamble it. Gambling bastards.

Mint Aero

For those of you who have been PM me all day looking for updates on my situation, it went as follows:

Got up
Went to bank
Said to bank guy eh I want to be a good little renter can you help me?
Bank guy says yes.

Crisis averted.

CrazyRabbit

I had to use method 4 recently. BoI being the useless bastards they are, insist on mailing out a code to active Online Banking requests like standing orders. (apparently, my 3 part login details aren't good enough).
But, they kept sending these activation codes to my old address, despite me previously having gone to the bank twice and filled in their Change of Address form. Similar hassle trying to register my phone.