05-04-2008, 08:01 PM
I finally got around to balancing the checkbooks today. I've got one account set up for a rental property, so the transactions for it are always the same every month - deposit rent, pay mortgage, pay HOA, and pretty much nothing else.
The statement from two months ago (ok, I'm a bit behind in my paperwork), though, shows a check deposit of $736 and a cash withdrawal of $58 (both on the same date - probably done in person).
So, here's my dilemma - I have no memory of doing this, and no receipt from the bank for doing this. For all of the other transactions I did in person, I have receipts for.
I find it hard to believe that I received a $736 dollar check and can't remember it. I also would never have withdrawn cash from that account - I use it strictly for the rental property, and not for my "personal" expenses.
So - what should I do? Ask the bank about the magic money that showed up in my account? Ignore it and pretend it's not there? Quickly close all of my accounts and move my money elsewhere?
The statement from two months ago (ok, I'm a bit behind in my paperwork), though, shows a check deposit of $736 and a cash withdrawal of $58 (both on the same date - probably done in person).
So, here's my dilemma - I have no memory of doing this, and no receipt from the bank for doing this. For all of the other transactions I did in person, I have receipts for.
I find it hard to believe that I received a $736 dollar check and can't remember it. I also would never have withdrawn cash from that account - I use it strictly for the rental property, and not for my "personal" expenses.
So - what should I do? Ask the bank about the magic money that showed up in my account? Ignore it and pretend it's not there? Quickly close all of my accounts and move my money elsewhere?