If you’re a bank teller, we apologize. We think everybody should ditch their branch bank for E*Trade. Here’s why. [...]

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Have you ever diligently set aside money in a savings account for a few months only to take it out when an unexpected expense came up?

I’ve done it more than I care to admit. I don’t have trouble making depositing money to savings, I have trouble keeping it there!

Here are some ways to keep your savings in your savings account. [...]

After criticism from customers and personal finance bloggers, social saving startup SmartyPig has dropped the $5 fee for users to contribute to other users’ savings goals. [...]

Astute readers may notice that I often plug my high yield savings accounts review. (See?)

Yes, I earn affiliate commissions from that page, but even if not, I would still plug it. I love helping readers start saving. An interesting observation I have made, however, is that new savers choose the highest interest rate (currently HSBC) about 8 to 1 over the other banks, despite their unique attributes. I actually save with ING despite their lower APY, and I am very happy with my decision. A recent email from ING reinforced that sentiment. [...]

Are you broke? Have you been broke in the last year? If so, here’s a simple tip anybody can do to start building financial security. Do this and, at the very least, you won’t be broke again. It can also psych you up to save more, spend less, and get rich. This tip is so simple you will probably laugh, but it works. Trust me! [...]

Americans are not saving money. Our national personal savings rate has been less than 1% since 2005, when our savings rate was actually negative; its lowest point since the Great Depression. If we are not saving, then we must be spending more than we ever have. But why?

In his new book, Going Broke: Why Americans Can’t Hold On To Their Money, Connecticut College Professor of Psychology Stuart Vyse explains our unstoppable spending. [...]

Whether you want to start saving, add to existing reserves, or beef up an already brawny bank account, here are 31 savings tips to give you a month of tightwad tactics. [...]

I can hear you all yelling at me now. “Don’t go into debt!” “Don’t go into debt”. But what if you have a good reason to get a loan? [...]

I am always interested in how others manage their personal cash flow, so I’ve decided to share how I do it. Ultimately, which accounts your money flows through matters less than where it flows to, but recently I’ve found utilizing multiple bank accounts actually makes keeping to a budget easier. [...]

Wondering what ING Direct’s Electric Orange Debit MasterCard looks like? I just got mine in the mail, here’s a glimpse! [...]