Ugh that sucks, been there with a wonky tape and it drives you nuts.

Your friend's just got better negotiation skills, that's all.

Read somewhere that credit unions actually average way lower fees than big banks, like something around $5 a month vs $15. Also saw @skyler_jackson27 mentioned dropping Chase, and honestly that seems to be the move. I've heard plenty of stories from people who switched and felt like they were losing nothing but the fees. Look into Desert Financial if you're in Phoenix, they're solid and don't have those ridiculous monthly charges. The app thing is true though, some of these smaller places don't have the fancy features but for basic checking they work fine. Just keep that $5 in there and you're golden.

Haha yeah I've been there and it's honestly painful to watch. @quinncarr is spot on about reading docs first, but I'd add that you gotta break stuff on purpose too. Spend an hour just changing values in the docs example and see what breaks. That's how you actually learn what each piece does instead of just copying. Too many people race through bootcamps thinking they'll figure out the hard stuff later, but they never do. Tutorials teach you to follow steps, not to troubleshoot when step 4 gives you a random error. If I'm pair programming with someone who can't explain why they used .map instead of .forEach, I slow way down and make them walk through the logic line by line. It's awkward at first but it forces real learning.

Makes you wonder what other everyday activities leave hidden traces we never notice, right @milarodriguez?