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My primary bank since at least 2001 has been NetBank. Overall, I was always really happy with them, but in recent years was much more enthusiastic about ING, and have written about the great savings rates offered by the ING Orange Savings from time to time. ING recently launched a checking account — ING Electric […]

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This morning I awoke to a house without coffee (the horror!). So before I did just about anything else — aside from gathering up my collection of 12 “1 free small cup of coffee” cards (good in exchange for a free pound) and a handful of change ($2 worth for half a dozen day-old bagels) […]

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I’ve been reading a great personal finance blog lately called Get Rich Slowly. It’s full of useful and interesting tips, and has an active community of readers. While browsing some archives via my feed reader the other day, one of the entries from back in May 2006 that really struck a chord with me is […]

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Sparked by my Tuesday post, Jane wrote a post about mortgages and financial goals, to which I added the below: Although Jen and I are good about saving/investing every month, we’re also guilty of having slipped back into debt with this great little invention called the HELOC — it even comes with its own checkbook! […]

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I’ve used Quicken to manage my finances since as early as 1995 when I started college (though my current QDF file only dates back to late 2002 when I apparently started using it again). According to what I can find online, that must’ve been Quicken 3.0. Countless versions later, Quicken 2006 Deluxe is now the […]

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I’m a big fan of ING and have written about the most excellent savings rates and other features offered by the virtual bank on more than one occasion. If you haven’t already opened an account, then there’s no time like the present. ING just announced a Winter Save Up Sale wherein you’ll earn 4.75% interest […]

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Have you ever seen your credit report? How recently? If you’re not familiar with your credit report or what’s on it, there’s no time like the present to request one for free. Thanks to relatively new federal legislation as mandated by the Federal Trade Commission, we’re all eligible to request and review free copies of […]

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Yesterday ING announced that its savings rate on the ING Orange Savings Account was going up to 3.15%. I’d put money on the fact that this is more than what your bank is paying you in interest for your savings or money market account, so if you don’t already have an ING account, why wait? […]

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Experts: Young People’s Debt Skyrocketing: A recent survey of MetLife clients and employers found that 40 percent of workers ages 21 to 30 had not begun to save for retirement — and many young adults have little clue how to even begin doing so. … One example of the financial pinch: Student loan balances for […]

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After reaching two major financial achievements in the past year — buying our first house and paying off all credit card debt — it’s a great feeling to be able to focus wholly on other financial and savings goals. The first goal goes without saying, and the others, listed in order of importance, are being […]

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