Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category
The goal of having an emergency fund is two-fold. For one, your emergency savings can replace your income (at least for a few months) should you lose your job. But an emergency fund has another [...]
May 11th, 2009. Topics: Emergency Fund. Read More »
These days, savers are bemoaning the plummeting interest rates on online savings accounts. Just two years ago, rates were 4%, 5%, even 6%. Now most online savings accounts pay yields less than 2%. Although I [...]
April 3rd, 2009. . Read More »
One of the most common questions I receive via my contact form is: “Can I close old, unused credit card accounts without hurting my credit score?” Most often, the answer is no. Here’s why.
March 26th, 2009. . Read More »
Anybody with a high yield savings account knows that the rates on these accounts are pretty dismal these days. Although some banks, including top-rated FNBO Direct, continue to pay competitive rates (as high as the [...]
March 6th, 2009. . Read More »
At first, I was shocked to read that Suze Orman is recommending you pay only your minimum credit card payments and instead save cash in an emergency fund. It’s a total about-face from what Suze [...]
March 4th, 2009. . Read More »
There’s a lot of buzz out there about FNBO Direct, high-yield online savings account from the First National Bank of Omaha. So I have to ask: If you’re not earning one of the best savings [...]
February 16th, 2009. . Read More »
Rivka asks: I’m 25 and switching jobs. My old company didn’t match 401(k) contributions, so I put 6% of my salary into a Roth IRA. My new company, however, matches 100% on the first 3% [...]
February 10th, 2009. . Read More »
Kiplinger’s magazine has voted FNBO Direct the “best online savings account of 2008″.
December 12th, 2008. . Read More »
Banks and credit unions want your business, and many offer new customers great perks like ATM fee reimbursement, totally free checking accounts, even cold hard cash. Problem is, swapping your primary financial institution isn’t as [...]
December 1st, 2008. . Read More »
ING Direct is running a promotion for Electric Orange checking account customers this December. Make five purchases of at least $10 each with your Electric Orange Debit MasterCard in December 2008, and automatically be entered [...]
November 28th, 2008. . Read More »
