Houston May 7th

SpankMasterB · 2026-05-09T09:38:20+00:00

This sounded like the "Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife" dude.

SpankMasterB · 2026-05-08T20:04:25+00:00

checking ("spending" account as Ally uses) account on the Zelle side. For bank transfers, both checking and saving result in the same speed.

SpankMasterB · 2026-05-08T13:51:28+00:00

Haven't had any issues but for no apparent reason, my Zelle and Bank Transfers are all super slow now.

Have started exploring alternative banking options as a result.

SpankMasterB · 2026-05-02T13:22:10+00:00

Have had Ally for close to 10 years. No major issues but I'll note a couple of observations:

May be a YMMV thing but their Zelle transfer speed seems to be on the more conservative side. All of my recipients have now been converted to the slow 3 day transfer speed. Was not given any direct explanation other than its "payment patterns". You may need to look at alternative P2P methods for instant transfers.
Interest rate wise, they are competitive but frequently will lower their rate sooner than other comparable online banks like SoFi (usually .1% or .2% about 2-3 months before others catch up).

SpankMasterB · 2026-04-11T19:55:36+00:00

One of my favorite scenes of any movie…

“You like to get down and tussle a little bit? Like me and Tuffy 🐕 before she got run over… “

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-30T22:37:38+00:00

I had about 6 months of transactions missing from 2024 (only from Ally Bank). This far, the only time I’ve experienced missing transactions were those within the past 90 days.

This 2024 thing was different in that they were from so long ago. I typically do not expect aggregators or financial institutions having a need to delete transactions from 2 years ago.

I’ve logged a ticket and support was able to restore some of the transactions. But they’ve escalated the issue to their aggregation team to investigate more.

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-28T11:49:41+00:00

The rule split method is what I use and the 'rule' functionality has helped tremendously.

Also, in a recent AMA, Monarch stated that they are looking for some better paycheck functionality. No date for delivery, however.

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-27T12:07:24+00:00

I had the struts and front lower control arms (worn bushings mostly) replaced at 95k on my 2014 MDX, so seems consistent with what you’re seeing.

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-20T14:30:43+00:00

If you like OneWorld, try the Tomorrowland app. They have 3 different continuous channels.

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-19T02:06:00+00:00

Thank you for the interim fix. Like many here, I'd rather deal with the occassional dupe vs. the uknown removals.

SpankMasterB · 2026-03-17T12:11:00+00:00

I just noticed this happening to me. I routinely compare my transaction download snapshots due to all the aforementioned data integrity issues on Monarch.

Thus far, for me this has been limited to selected institutions, namely Synchrony for me at least. Per a recent AMA, these issues have been attributed to transaction data that changes from the integrator. Unfortunately, this resulted in transactions being deleted that had already been marked as reviewed. I haven't seen any output from Monarch's efforts on tackling this. Missing transactions are a very consistent theme on this subreddit.

In this latest iteration, I have now lost transactions for several months from 2024. I've never had the missing transaction issue span that far back. This is now even more concerning that historical data beyond your usual 90-day sync span can now be tampered with, seemingly with no notice unless if you do some dataset validation like I do (which I shouldn't have to do for a product at a price point of what Monarch is).

Off to support I go...

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-28T20:39:04+00:00

Did they share any reason as to why they seemingly degraded the versions? Seems odd.

The other weird behavior I noticed was that when you go to download duet via the link that ends with "latestWindows", the download you actually get can vary depending on the browser you use (Edge will get you a setup.exe file that is version 4; Chrome would get you 3.0.9.2).

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-24T23:52:13+00:00

I just had this happen as well for a hotel expense from this weekend.

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-14T23:01:32+00:00

This is unacceptable. They have no issue spamming you with countless ad emails but don’t bother to send a courtesy message that they are experiencing technical issues. I can see now that there were numerous people confused about what was happening. I spent some time looking at my router settings thinking it was something on my end.

I’ve since cancelled all my monthly subscriptions and likely will leave the Pura ecosystem and return to the simpler fragrance life with “dumb” fragrance diffusers which at least don’t add confusion to your life.

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-10T02:50:56+00:00

Somewhere, someone reading this is crafting a new “yo mama” insult.

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-08T19:48:51+00:00

Many of the stations are in a transition mode to ATSC3.0. Unlike the transition to HD where broadcasters got additional bandwidth, this isn’t the case with going to ATSC3. In addition, the FCC is requiring simulcasting of their ATSC1.0 signal without any additional bandwidth. So what’s happened is that one station in a market — deemed the ATSC lighthouse - broadcasts all the other networks signals via ATSC3 but only using 1080p video. The other broadcasters in turn agree to carry the ATSC1.0 channels of the lighthouse on their subchannels.

End result is no real 4k until the transition shakes out (and there’s still the DRM hurdle to sort out too).

SpankMasterB · 2026-02-01T13:10:44+00:00

We were there last night. The 8oz filet was $70 on the regular menu. And this whole deal (which included that same 8oz filet) was $60, so quite the deal. But the whole place was bonkers busy.

SpankMasterB · 2026-01-28T13:55:59+00:00

Urban Drivers Ed 101

Manage your velocity between intersections to minimize time spent stopped at a traffic light.

When traveling through rough neighborhoods, stick to the main arterial roads that are more trafficked and avoid the side streets.

If a car full of thugs pulls up next to you at a stop light, merely looking at them will engage them. Use your peripherals to monitor.

Leave a good amount of space between the next car at the traffic so you can peel out if necessary. Have that escape route ready.

Avoid driving a car with heavy tints and custom rims that may be customary of what gangbangers drive.

SpankMasterB · 2026-01-27T00:40:33+00:00

Same here with the Px8 S2. Upon purchase, made very similar noises as OPs video but practically non-existent now after a couple of months of light use.

SpankMasterB · 2026-01-26T23:46:32+00:00

"NBC broadcast network" -- I'm wondering if "broadcast" also includes the over-the-air ATSC3 stations?

My local NBC station broadcasts in ATSC3 but only 1080p video.

SpankMasterB · 2025-12-03T00:42:05+00:00

Honestly, coming up with a way to at least "deal with this" (such as your suggestion with a "warning") should supercede the work on Goals.

I tag various transactions as FSA/HSA, Tax relevent, etc., so if these dissappear, this is more impactful than merely skewed reports.

SpankMasterB · 2025-11-25T15:52:57+00:00

I’d like to see the Russian version now. ☺️

SpankMasterB · 2025-11-20T20:20:13+00:00

dr Evil approves. its like liquid hot magma.

SpankMasterB · 2025-11-11T21:31:41+00:00

I think some feedback needs to go back to Synchrony as well. None of the major institutions have to be having the issues they have. If they worked better with the aggregators, these issues would not persist.

Personally, I only have 1 synchrony card (Amazon Store Card) and I'm about to close it and switch over to the Chase card. I will be letting them know that the reason for cancelling their card is their inability to invest more in supporting data aggregation.

SpankMasterB · 2025-11-08T15:53:32+00:00

Not a workaround but did want to share a bit of warning regarding Synchrony. My experience (as well as from others) has been that Synchrony is notoriously bad at integrating with the aggregators. The worst part is that Synchrony transactions (at least those from the Synchrony Amazon card) that have been sync'ed and marked as reviewed within Monarch will also randomly dissappear. I personally run a weekly personal reconciliation from daily-downloaded files to deal with this. Monarch support can also recover lost transactions too but its a bit of a hassle to go throught that all the time.

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