Seven Degrees Left of Center

Before Coffee Banking Blues

There’s an unspoken rule in life: never make financial decisions before coffee. I broke that rule this morning.

The sun wasn’t even up yet, and there I was—half-awake, trying to remember passwords that my pre-caffeinated brain had clearly placed in witness protection. Numbers blurred, screens blinked, and somewhere between “verify your identity” and “security question #3,” I questioned all my life choices.

The bank was open. I was not.
Now my brain hurts, my coffee’s gone cold, and I think I might’ve just paid my electric bill twice.

Lesson learned: caffeine first, adulting later.