Despite being a broke fool who let his landlord auto-deduct from his bank account, Mike was able to get all his money back from his landlord, using two of consumers most important tools: persistence, and sheer force of will.

“The charge is now reversed and all fees reversed. (only took 8 days, and with calls from my APT complex on Monday like “you account number is invalid” Well since they took OUT the money just fine I said that can’t be, today the money is back in!) Thanks again!”

Excelsior. Lesson: If you don’t have a lot of money and aren’t razor-sharp about managing it, don’t let people auto-deduct from your bank account. For that matter, you should avoid giving out your bank account information to anyone. — BEN POPKEN

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