ATM or Debit Card? Did She have One or Both?
@susiQ sbm for focus bbm Just jumping off your post & other posts re BM as ATM, not criticizing anyone's interp. I asked earlier (last night?) for a quote of
LE saying SM did not have an ATM card.
1.
ATM card? Is it a card permitting
only cash withdrawals from ATM?
If BM wanted to
control amt of $ SM spent, an ATM card w fixed daily cash w/d limits would help w. $ limit but would
not reveal to him the purchases SM made.
Some ppl saying ATM card are actually referring to a
debit card, allowing cardholder to make
purchases ---
Pt of Sale purchases (point of sales, in-person e.g., stix & bricks stores, groceries, clothing, gas stations, etc) as well as
online purchases (Amazon, ebay, Nordstroms, airline tickets, etc). If BM wanted to know
what SM bought, 'allowing her' to have a debit card would
(generally) let him know. If there were 'masked' debits (such as Venmo, PayPal), he could ask/demand info from her.
Some cards are
combos, working as both ATM & debit cards.
If BM wanted to force SM to ask him, to
grovel for every dime, then no ATM card, no debit card. Controlling action?
2. Now we've got quote: "
Barry claimed .... when she needed money she went to him. He was her ATM" from your link bbm. Helpful. TYVM.
But imo, that may be/is BM's
flip answer to a different question, as I think BM is tends to give 'responses' that are in fact
not responsive to the question posed.
Hard to imagine SM (& dau's?) did not have ATM/debit cards, but sometimes I lack imagination.
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Luddite? Not SM w Apple watch, soc media a/c's, etc.
Imo, likely LE could tell by monthly statements, if SM had ATM card, or debit card, or combo, that BM knew about. I'm still curious about exactly what
LE asked BM & said at PH. my2ct