Long before I started blogging, I used to chase bank bonuses and deals, but with the downturn in interest rates they have been difficult to find. But I was contacted about a new one from WT Direct! What is WTDirect? According to their Website WTDirect is a wholly owned subsidary of Wilmington Trust Company, a company…
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I often get asked where I keep my liquid savings. When I first started caring about personal finance issues, and started reading personal finance blogs I was guilty of rate chasing and bonus chasing. I am proud to say that, I do not rate chase anymore, and if you check out personal finance blog archives…
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It took me forever to join ING Direct. Sure the interest rates were great at the time (definitely not now) but I simply had a customer loyalty towards my local bank. The employees knew me on a first name basis. Some of the employees even went to high school with me. If any issues ever…
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I had a very depressing/interesting discussion with the father in law this weekend. I am a huge fan of my father in law, he is/was a great father, a successful business man and an overall great dude. Despite being, what I always considered staunch republican, we got into a great discussion about universal health care,…
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Apparently CNBC is finding that more and more people are using layaway, and I just don’t get it! I have no recollection of using layaway, but then again I am only 27, and part of the generation where everyone had a credit card! The Simpsons even had an episode where Santa’s Little Helper received a…
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I was on the IRS’ website today for a different research project (something associated with 403(b)s and the final reguations which become effective Jan 1, 2009 – if there is any interest in this info let me know and I”ll do a post) and I came along some great useful information for almost everyone. The…
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