Georgia's $350 Stimulus Payment - Card Unlocked

Governor Brian Kemp approved a one time $350 stimulus payment for Georgia's needy families ie anyone receiving SNAP, Medicaid, TANIF benefits before August 2022. The payment is issued on a virtual Mastercard if they are signed up for email notifications or an actual card will be mailed to them if they are signed up for mail notifications in the gateway system.

A number of people are still having issues accessing the funds on the card. I have discovered that one of the issues is that the card may be locked.

So let's say they get an email notification about the virtual card, they will need to click the link in the email which will take them to the online portal that they can view and activate the card. They will be promoted to enter their client ID and date of birth to gain access. Then they will be promoted to create a user name and pin for the account. Once that is done they can view the card number, expiration date, and CVV number which they can then enter into their Walmart, Google, or Apple pay.

The key thing that may be the main issue why a lot of people are not able to use the card is that it may be locked. In the portal there is a lock button on the profile. Make sure it is set to "unlock" otherwise it won't work.

I don't know why that feature is not set to "unlock" automatically or why it is even necessary but I am sure there is a valid reason for it. I just don't know what it is.

It just seems to me that this whole process could have been more simple if the state had just opted to do direct deposit or issue checks. There is no doubt in my mind that a lot of this money will go unclaimed either because people cannot access the card or they grow frustrated trying to use it to no avail. I'm just saying I got issues, what about you?)i(  

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Auntie Anne's Pretzel

 

It's been years since I've had a pretzel from Auntie Anne's so today I decided to treat myself.  I was in the mall with a friend and I talked her into letting us have some pretzels as a treat. I was very disappointed in what we got. First the pretzels were noticeably thinner than I remember. They were also hard and dry. I know we are seeing an inflation with everything but the price we paid for what we got left a lot to be desired. I think each franchise is  independently owned but I don't think I will be visiting another Auntie Anne's anytime soon.  I'm just saying. I got issues, what about you?)i(

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Walmart's Refunf Policy

 

Did a price adjustment on an item I used split payment the other day. Walmart associate tried to give me a gift card claiming the system won't let him put it back on either card.    However on my insistence the manager was able to refund the amount to one of the cards used to make the purchase. A few days later I witnessed a customer with the exact issue being told she would have to accept a gift card because the system would not allow him to put the refund on either of the cards she paid with. The customer rejected the gift card and left with the item. Attempts to educate him on the possibility to override the system and force the refund onto one of the cards was met with hostility.

Walmart needs to educate it's managers across stores to 1: offer exceptional customer service and 2: to allow customers to receive refunds in the method of payment, split payment or otherwise. Forcing a customer to accept a gift card when the method of payment was a credit card is unfair. While they may very well shop at a Walmart in the very near future, they don't know what expenses the customer has. Bottomline customers should get their refund in the method they paid. I understand with cash purchases with no receipt there may be conditions but if the method of payment is clearly a credit card, split payment or not, they should  get the refund back to one of those cards if not both. I'm just saying. I got issues, what about you?)i(

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Be a Leader not a Borrower

 

Over the years I have prayed to be a leader not a borrower. In time it has become my reality. Friends and family seem to think I am rich. Mostly because they don't ever hear me complaining about finances and I no longer bother them for financial help. At times, if it is a small amount I just give it away but if they insist it is a loan I expect to get repaid So while I lend money freely without reservation, I can't seem to get people to pay me back. I get the usual excuses ie I will pay you back when I get my paycheck or I will pay you back next week but they don't. Listen if they would give me $5 a week, they could pay me back sooner than later. 

What some people don't seem to understand is that money flows when you let it go. If your hand is closed and you only open it to receive them you are blocking your energy. Stop being stingy. Pay your bills and repay people when you borrow from them!! Anytime you release money, it will come back to you.  

On another note if you know you can afford to pay the money back, then ask if they can give it to you. Let them decide what they can afford to give you. Likewise if you know you can give them the money then just give it with no expectations of getting it back. if you expect to be paid back and you already know they are not good for it, then gracefully say no to their request. You only get one chance to screw me over. once I realize that you are not someone who pays their debt I will never lend you money again. 

Remember what you give freely will always come back to you no matter the situation. lend or give, it comes back. Purpose in your heart to be a leader not a borrower. I'm just saying. I got issues, what about you? )i( . #igotissues #yahsdaughter863 #yahsdaughter #yaminah89 #yaminah #lender #borrower #awareness #people #money #consciousness

Governor Kemp $350 Georgia Stimulus Payment

 

Governor Brian Kemp announced that he's giving needy families in Georgia $350 starting this week. it looks like the method by which he is given the payment out is via electronic credit card or an actual credit card depending on how the participants are registered in the portal. Either way it's going to create a problem when they try to use it. First of all they cannot withdraw any money from the card. They cannot deposit the money into their Bank account. They can only use it where Apple pay and Google pay is accepted and perhaps even their Walmart pay. outside of that people who get the electronic card will have to be savvy enough to know how to use it in order to cash it in. Seems like this is a ploy to keep much of the money on the table as a lot of the recipients will not be able to access or utilize that money based on what I've seen and read.

I called the governor's office to voice my concern and was told by his representative that the person who does receive a hard card in the mail will be able to go to an ATM and withdraw that money. However information that I have seen online from various sources including patch.com
https://patch.com/georgia/across-ga/kemps-cash-payments-350-begin-week

indicates that is not the case. There is no way to withdraw cash money either electronically or via the hard card that would be useful or beneficial for the people receiving it in order to pay their rent or utilities. Thus creating a hardship. Perhaps I am missing something but it seems to me that if the Governor really want to help the needy families in Georgia he would have adopted the same protocol as the Federal Government where they did direct deposit into people's bank accounts or sent them a check in the mail. I'm just saying - I got issues. What about you?)i(

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