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Too frugal?

Yesterday, at the gym, I overheard an interesting conversation in the locker room.  One of the women commented that since she joined the gym, she had stopped showering at home.  I was impressed that she went to the gym every single day and didn’t think much of it beyond that.

But then she continued.  She was [...]

Looks like I made the right choice

As many of you have already noticed, yesterday, ING Direct dropped its interest rates in response to the Fed’s drop of the interest rate.  I’m glad I got that CD started before the rates dropped!  Savings accounts dropped from 3.0% to 2.75% (oh how I miss the days of 5%+ interest), and CDs are also [...]

We, The Savers

If you have an ING Direct account, you may have already noticed the link to We, The Savers, a Declaration of Financial Independence.  It’s a ten point plan to help put you in control of your financial life.  It’s designed to be printed and signed, and I think there are a lot of great points being [...]

CD Rates

I recently received a notice from ING Direct that they have increased their CD rates. 6 and 9 month CDs are at 3.75% and CDs from 12 months to 48 months are at 4%. A 60 month CD is at 4.25%, but I can’t imagine locking up my money for 5 years. [...]

New Money Saving Method – A Roommate!

I’ve been kind of out of the blogging world for the past week.  I had a big presentation to give for work (which went well, thank you very much) and I was working on cleaning my apartment.  Why?  Because I’ve decided to get a roommate!  Sort of, anyway.

I have a friend who has moved to [...]