when i went to get the billing information for one of the prepaid cards to add to my form 10 (to request costs) i realized there was $11.10 on it.

that shouldn't be. the fan was $10.99. there should be $0.11. but, it was persistent...every time i checked...

i came back from toronto with $0.05 in my pocket and $0.20 in my account, so an extra $11 would be useful, if it means i can buy some fruit, which was the extent of what i needed for the month. what's the worst thing that can happen by trying?

so, i took a walk to the store and was, indeed, able to buy some fruit. score. that means my diet won't get interrupted this week, after all (and that we'll be having eggs on tuesday and thursday - i can get groceries on saturday).

i made a fruit bowl when i came in, took a shower and sat down to get a handle on what i need to serve over the next few days. so, i started off by checking my email and came up against this annoyance at apppengine, again.

how do i get around this?

so, i started poking around and...

if i can't get a credit card in canada, maybe i can open a bank account in the states. i don't have a social security number, though.

maybe something like this can help...

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/undocumented-immigrants-bank-accounts/