Last night I went to bed at 9:45, got up once during the night, finally waking at 5:15 and getting up at 5:45.
After breakfast I took a nap for about an hour.
I left the apt about 9am and found Smartfit back to
its usual busyness so I had to alter my routine slightly. I completed 18
minutes on the treadmill with no side pain. 😊
I moved to Ganso y Castor where I had a latte for about an hour.
I’m using ChatGPT to try to find a US bank that will issue
me a debit card I can use here without a foreign transaction fee.
I returned to the apt.
Teresa says we have no food for lunch, and because of her
cold she wants me to have lunch at Asados Rogelio and get an order to
bring back for her.
I left the apt at noon and had a nice lunch in Asados
Rogelio and got an order to go for Teresa for $63,800 pesos ($17.50), no
tip included.
I left again right away and had a latte in Los Porteños. I spent some time discussing US debit cards with ChatGPT and it appears a Fidelity Cash Management Account should be perfect for me. Some details:
I’m going to wait until my next SS deposit appears before
signing up for an account.
A downpour started at 4pm and lasted about half an hour. I
stopped in Ara on the way back to the apt and bought 4 red gala apples
for myself.
Today I completed 5,688 steps.
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I always thought Fidelity allowed existing US customers to keep accounts, with limitations, if moving abroad. However they didn’t allow new customers. As you like AI here’s Gemini’s (the best free AI at the moment) answer to whether you someone overseas can open a Cash Management account at Fidelity
ReplyDeleteThe short answer is no. Generally, Fidelity does not allow new customers who are currently residing outside the United States to open a Cash Management Account (CMA).
Fidelity’s policy is based on residency, not citizenship. Even if you are a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number, living abroad typically disqualifies you from opening new retail accounts with their U.S.-based entity.
Key Restrictions for Expats
• Residency Requirement: To open a retail account (including the CMA), you must have a primary legal residence within the U.S.
• Physical Address: Fidelity requires a U.S. physical address for account opening. Using a P.O. Box or a mail-forwarding service as a primary residence often triggers a rejection or account freeze once the system identifies it as a non-residential address.
• Debit Card Limitations: Even if you managed to open an account, Fidelity explicitly states that debit cards cannot be issued to accounts with a foreign address.