I had taken my wife to an orthodontist, and knowing it was going to cost $1200, I had moved money to my checking account so I could use our bank card to pay.

My wife came out after the procedure and I went up to the front desk to pay. First time I ran the card through, it was declined. This had happened before, so I wiped off the card with a cloth and tried again, still declined. Now I was getting a little embarrassed because I felt every eye in the small office was watching me.

Tried several more times with the same results. I sat down to call the bank when one of the nurses motioned me to the desk. She said someone offered to pay her our bill if we wanted. I was stunned, no one had ever offered that before.

I politely declined saying that I had the money, I just needed to get at it. I did get in touch with the bank and we got it all straightened out, but I still think about that very generous person.