Comments on: I use ING For my Savings and You May Want to Also!

By: Jen @ Master the Art of Saving

Jen @ Master the Art of Saving — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:10:12 +0000

lol. I thought I was the only who loved ING this much. I even wrote a post about why I’m in-love with them. They really are awesome. Their customer services is the best I’ve ever gotten—the fact that they ‘speak english’ and I can actually understand them is freakin’ awesome. I can’t understand barely anything my MasterCard people say.

By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:10:57 +0000

Evan, just to let you know… it took me 3 minutes and 12 seconds to set up a new sub-account. That’s because I didn’t realize that “Open a New Account” was how to set up a sub-account. After a quick Google search I figured it out pretty quickly. I’m using this first sub-account to deposit any online monies to make it easier to keep track of my online income for taxes next year! And then I opened a second sub-account and timed it just for you. It took 28 seconds. Now the original thing I was planning to do was to link ING to another bank account. But I realized I can have funds transferred easily from that savings account to the checking at the same credit union, and that checking account is already linked to ING Direct. So I’m good to go!

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:30:08 +0000

Just a few bucks every month into those set dividend paying stocks. So I am not looking for active trading from this account.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:06:41 +0000

What’s your methodology there – are you investing a little each month or in lump sums? I was just thinking of doing $250 or so for my son, with the $50 bonus it would be a nice start.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:34:56 +0000

I am using sharebuilder to create my dividend fund:

http://www.myjourneytomillions.com/articles/picking-dividend-aristocrat-stocks/

Sharebuilder is cool but it is sort of outdated depending on what you are going to use it for. For my fun trading account (which I have largely ingored for a while because it stopped being fun) I use Tradeking at 4.95 per trade both ways, while sharebuilder can be cheap to pick up multiple trades, they are each 10 bucks on the way out.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:30:25 +0000

Oh I am sorry I thought you needed to create another subaccount not start from scratch! Then it’ll take a few more mins than that.

Please get back to us with a number though

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:58:27 +0000

Are you/anyone using Sharebuilder at all? I got a postcard for a $50 bonus from them over the weekend (I’m a current ING user) and wondered if it might be a good way to open a small stock account for my son.

By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:34:56 +0000

35 seconds, huh? I’ll have to take you up on that and set my timer. I know for certain it’s going to take more than 35 seconds to get the information together and figure out how much money will be moved into which account. I actually called the credit union last week to get the account and routing numbers, but now I’ve misplaced them. So that means I have to call them again because I don’t have online access to this particular account, and it is only a savings account. I’ll get back to you and let you know how long it takes from start to finish.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:16:28 +0000

Well then use one of the promotions and get $25 free. The sub-accounts is so bad ass – do you know what you are going to name them already?

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:15:50 +0000

Come on buddy! Find the time? It takes 35 seconds That’s it I am holding you accountable. Yup, I went there