Best Checking Accounts For College Students
July 30, 2011
The best checking accounts for college students are those with no fees, no minimum balance, online banking, and good interest rates. If you’re leaving for college soon and you don’t have a checking account opened up, you should start thinking about it now. You’ll definitely need a place to stash the little cash that you’ll [...]
Popmoney – Person to Person Payments
May 18, 2011
Paying your friends and family money you owe them may have gotten easier recently. My experience with it started when I emailed my friend John last week to ask him if he had a PayPal account so I could pay him the $20 I owed him. He didn’t have an account with PayPal so said to [...]
SmartyPig Review
December 18, 2010
SmartyPig is an online savings account that helps you save up for specific goals and can give you a form of cash bonus once you meet them. The SmartyPig interest rate is competitive, the savings tools can be useful, and the bonus you get on gift cards from Macy’s, Travelocity, Amazon, and other retailers can help boost your savings. [...]
The Best Cash Back Debit Cards
December 2, 2010
Cash back debit cards could be a good fit for you if you’d like to earn rewards on your purchases but aren’t a fan of cash back credit cards. While earning rewards on a credit card is nice, if you carry a balance the interest charges will easily exceed any cash or points you earn. [...]
PerkStreet Financial Review
November 26, 2010
What is PerkStreet Financial? PerkStreet is a relative newcomer to the online banking industry. What makes PerkStreet different from those other online banks you’re already familiar with like ING Direct and HSBC? PerkStreet only offers a checking account that utilizes a debit card and paper checks. PerkStreet does not currently offer any other banking products [...]
Online Savings Account Security
October 23, 2010
Online savings accounts are convenient but how do they keep your money safe online? Most online savings accounts, whether they’re for an internet bank or online banking for your local bank, have pretty strict security standards to protect your money. Here are the things you should look for from a security perspective when choosing an [...]
How to Find the Best Mortgage Rates
July 30, 2010
Finding the best mortgage rates for a new home loan or even mortgage refinancing isn’t hard but it can take some work. If you want to find the lowest interest rates you can narrow it down by first entering your loan details into mortgage calculators and comparing the results across multiple mortgage lenders. Mortgage Calculators The interest [...]
Wire Transfer Lessons for Home Buyers
July 25, 2010
Wire transfers are a good way to send money to the bank of your title company when you’re buing a house. I’m used to paying for everything with credit card, or sometimes personal checks, but when you’re dealing with a big money transfer the banks don’t want to mess around with waiting for a check [...]
ING Direct Promotion Holiday
July 2, 2010
Opening a bank account probably wasn’t on your list of things to do before the holiday weekend but if you don’t have an account with ING Direct and have thought before about opening one then today would be a good day. You’ve probably read about Electric Orange checking promotions and ShareBuilder promotions in the past [...]
Best Cash Bonuses Online
May 28, 2010
Cash bonuses are a decent way to bring in a little extra one-time money. You’ve probably experienced this first hand with local bank promotions where you get a bonus if you open a new account. Typically these types of deals online are from banks and credit card companies who offer you a cash bonus if [...]
