This isn't our yard. It's the neighbors' across the road. The leaves are mostly from their catalpa trees. Their grass is nicer looking than ours. I don't know why. They don't fertilize, water, or otherwise treat it. Just like us. And, so far, they don't lose trees like we have in recent years. Could it be something to do with the way water moves underground? There's a real (not fake) well on their property. It belongs to the hamlet, but people don't use it these days. Still, the well might indicate a water source that our trees can't reach.
Our property taxes are due next week. I spent an hour or so yesterday morning arranging for a wire from our US bank to our French bank. It's all done on line and is relatively quick and painless. Soon after we moved here, we set up an automatic payment for taxes at the French bank, so I have to be sure our balance of euros is enough to cover the payment when it goes through. It always is, but I like to be certain. Moving money around between countries is nerve wracking. It's not high finance, but still, there are codes and numbers and such to keep track of. On line banking makes the whole process easier.
Yes, moving money around can be a stressor, especially when it doesn’t quickly arrive where it’s supposed to. I wonder what the difference is between your property and that of your neighbor.
ReplyDeleteCan Social Security be directly deposited to a bank account in France?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the neighbor's yard is probably getting more water somehow. It's good that you pay attention to your bank account. It's easy to forget about things as we age.
ReplyDeleteThe mysteries of lawn care... I don't like yard upkeep, I just like yard results to look at (when they're nice) ;)
ReplyDeletemitch, me too.
ReplyDeletetravel, yes. Ken's goes right into our account on the 3rd of every month. And the exchange rate isn't bad at all. I don't start my SS until next year. If it still exists.
evelyn, I stopped balancing the checkbook every month. Between the two of us, we watch the account online to be sure it jives with what we expect.
judy, and the older we get, the more of a pain (literally and figuratively) it is. ;)
We use Wise but pay taxes with our French bank account. In Wise and others, once you set up the payee you only need to click on it the next time you want to pay them. You can also do regular payment, but tax payments might need to come out of a European or even French account. If you transfer into or out of Wise, you get confirmation within seconds
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