[Holly_P]

I pay most of my bills electronically and get an email each time there's a transaction.

You must admit, that's a bit different than me still having my receipt in my hand when they text me.

[oh8eleven]

No, it's not different. Whomever is sending you the text doesn't know where you are.
If you don't want them "bothering" you, call them and turn off transaction notification.
But don't complain when money goes missing from your account via some dubious transaction(s) - and you don't find out about it for six months.
Notification really does help protect you.