double-check your bank statement

i think bank of america has found a way to solve its financial woes. just ever-so-slightly increase the amount you're actually charged for stuff. when a new hampshire man swiped his debit card at a convenience store for a pack of cigarettes, his account was charged more than $23 quadrillion. josh muszynski checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number—a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500. muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with bank of america trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee. the bank corrected the error the next day.