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How Many Financial Accounts Should You Have?

There are so many options these days when it comes to banking. Checking and savings accounts, sub accounts, CDs, credit cards and more. Each of these[...] read more »
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Borrowing From Big Banks - A Moral Issue?

Is the decision to do business with big banks a moral issue? For me, the answer is a most certain and resounding “YES”! Of course, this won’t be the [...] read more »
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Forget Stress Tests: Consider Local Banking

Government stress tests are basically useless for regular folks. Instead, look at your local banks and evaluate how well that institution is holding [...] read more »
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Consider High-Yield Rewards Checking Accounts

We opened an account with a local bank that pays 4.41% up to $25,000. You have to meet certain requirements, but it sure beats the internet banks sav[...] read more »
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The Oldest Banks in the World

Everytime you turn on the news or open the paper, it seems like another bank has folded or been merged into the embrace of another, larger concern. H[...] read more »
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Lessons I've Learned From Being Broke

Years of struggling to get ahead have been a blessing in disguise. Here are six principles to a fulfilling financial life no matter how little you ha[...] read more »
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8 Ways the Internet Can Make You Richer

Easy money is hard to come by, but the internet is a great tool for finding extra ways to save money and even make money. You don't have to set up a[...] read more »
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Bush: Partial Nationalization Not An Abandonment of Free Market

President Bush said this morning that the administration's "unprecedented and aggressive" plan to partly nationalize nine major banks was an "ess[...] read more »
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5 Oldest Banks In The World

With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However[...] read more »
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Types of Deposit Accounts

The four main types of deposit accounts, explained. read more »
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Bank Overdraft Fees at All-Time High

Did anyone else see today’s headline about bank overdraft fees? According to a recent report, U.S. banks are on pace to collect $38.5 billion worth o[...] read more »
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How to Use Recovery.gov: 7 Tips for Browsing the Bailout Bill Web Site

As web searches have recently shown, Americans are very worried about the economy. So it wasn’t a moment too soon that the Obama administration annou[...] read more »
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» Why Banking With ING Direct Rocks

I NEVER thought that I’d be writing about how much I love banking! As a matter of fact, I’m laughing and shaking my head in disbelief as I write this[...] read more »
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Why I use mint.com

After a couple months of using mint, I'm a big fan. Here's a quick look at a few things this free service can do for you. read more »
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Guide to Social Lending Networks

Certificate of deposit rates are abysmal, high yield savings account interest rates are worse, and the stock market is insanely volatile… which is wh[...] read more »
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