How a writer becomes a terrorist
Friday, December 01, 2017
Like many people, I had to go through the Know Your Customer (KYC) exercise at my bank, First National Bank.
They wanted a pay slip. Artists don’t have payslips. I don’t have a job. I earn my money from writing and the money comes from many places. Banks don’t like this. Luckily I managed with a letter and some of my book contracts. I’ve been with my bank for a long time so it was not as difficult as I had anticipated and as I suspect it was for most artists. My daughter who is a musician was told she must bring her father’s payslip even though she is well above 21-years-old and earning her own living.
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