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Banks vs. Credit Unions–Where to Find the Best Interest Rates

December 16, 2011
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Photo: shehan365 Where do you go to find the best interest rates? With the Occupy Wall Street and Bank Transfer Day movements in the news, I lot of folks have moved from big banks to credit unions. And that raises an important question–do banks or credit unions have the best interest rates? Now in some [...]

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Where To Buy Cheap Checks Online

November 30, 2011
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Photo: jridgewayphotography Banks are robbing us blind. As we mentioned last week in our article about how to order checks online, ordering check refills from your bank can be a costly mistake. All banks do is pass the order off to another company, and then mark up the costs to consumers. Instead, there are several [...]

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ING Direct 3 Day Only Black Friday Bonus

November 25, 2011

Rather than spend a lot of money this Black Friday weekend, ING Direct is offering up a different suggestion.  For three days only, ING Direct is enticing new customers to save money (instead of spending it) by giving cash bonuses for new deposit accounts.  Not all deposit accounts qualify for this promotion and it’s available [...]

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How To Order Checks Online

November 22, 2011
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Photo: Newton Free Library Checks are evil. I’m serious. In a world of electronic transactions, debit and credit cards, direct deposit, PayPal, and online payments, shouldn’t physical checks be a thing of the past? Yet, I’m amazed at how many checks my wife and I go through. From charitable contributions to school lunches, we write [...]

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List of Free Online Checking Accounts

November 9, 2011

With the revolt against bank fees in the news, I thought it was a good time to highlight some no fee online checking account options. The great thing about online banks is that not only are their checking accounts free, but many of them even pay interest. For those that pay interest, online banks can [...]

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Don’t Be a ‘Bank Transfer Day’ Lemming

November 7, 2011

Saturday was ‘Bank Transfer Day.’ Spurred by the $5 debit card fee Bank of American planned to charge customers, a movement was born to get banking customers to switch from big banks to credit unions. Why they planned it on a Saturday when most credit unions are closed is anybody’s guess. Today in the Washington [...]

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EverBank Checking Account $60 Cash Bonus with Reimbursed ATM Fees!

October 21, 2011

Bank of America has taken it on the chin the past few weeks after announcing it would charge a $5 monthly fee to all customers using a debit card. The sad reality is that Bank of America is not the first or the last bank to charge customers a debit card fee. And it seems [...]

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How to Find a Great Credit Union

October 19, 2011

With bank fees on the rise, many are looking to take their business to smaller financial institutions. One popular option are credit unions. A credit union is a cooperative financial institution owned by its members. As a result, these smaller institutions often offer banking services at lower costs and with better rates. In the Daily [...]

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Save 5% Cash Back with a PerkStreet Debit Card – February 2012 Categories

October 9, 2011

A few years ago, a small outfit named PerkStreet launched a free online checking account that offers amazing debit card rewards.  Rather than offer an interest rate, PerkStreet decided to provide cash back on all debit card purchases, sometimes in the amount of 5%.  The amount of cash back that you can earn as an [...]

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