Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category
Where’s the best national online savings account to stash your hard-earned dollars? This July, SallieMae Direct still clocks in on top with a top rate of 1.40% with no minimum deposit or balance. Read more [...]
July 9th, 2010. Topics: Interest Rates, Online Banking, Savings Accounts. Read More »
An emergency fund is the foundation of financial security. But whether you’re an I-Banker or starving artist, it’s never easy to sacrifice daily expenses now to build that emergency fund for later.
We all want [...]
May 17th, 2010. Topics: Budgets, Emergency Fund, Food and Dining. Read More »
Good news for online savers; we’re starting to see banks move interest rates in the right direction — up! – for the first time in over two years. Leading that charge is Sallie Mae Direct†, [...]
May 12th, 2010. Topics: Banking, Reviews, Savings Accounts. Read More »
Is it just me, or do banks advertising free checking seem a bit like car dealers offering free test drives? Checking accounts should be free. After all, checking accounts are how banks get you (and [...]
April 14th, 2010. Topics: Banking, Checking Accounts. Read More »
You’ve probably heard it from a dozen different personal finance gurus, including Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman: You need an emergency fund! But what exactly is an emergency fund?
An emergency fund is nothing more than [...]
March 1st, 2010. Topics: Emergency Fund, Savings Accounts. Read More »
Say you inherit, win, or earn $3,000, $30,000, or even $300,000. Lucky you.
What should you do with a windfall of money?
You may be inclined to spend it; to buy a new ride or take the [...]
January 8th, 2010. Topics: Financial Planning. Read More »
My bank, Bangor Savings Bank, pulled a cool publicity stunt yesterday here in Portland, Maine. They paid the city $10,000 to make downtown parking meters free for the day. The bank covered meters with a [...]
September 18th, 2009. Topics: Bank Fees, Banking. Read More »
Leading online savings bank FNBO Direct is relaunching its pay yourself first challenge with a handy savings calculator that lets you quickly evaluate your monthly saving and spending and find new ways to save.
Here’s a [...]
August 11th, 2009. . Read More »
There’s a new national bank that now offers online high yield savings account options. Last month, GMAC Bank re-branded itself as Ally Bank. And, when Ally Bank re-launched, the bank unveiled several new online savings [...]
June 3rd, 2009. . Read More »
One of the most common questions I get from readers (and curious acquaintances) is how much money should I have saved by 30? (Or by 25, 22, etc.) Of course, it’s always seemed to me [...]
June 1st, 2009. Topics: Financial Planning, Goals. Read More »
