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Roundup for the Week Ending October 13

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Here are some interesting articles from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond. If you missed these articles over the last week, take a look now. Separate Checking Accounts or Keep Them Joint? “Separate checking accounts might keep a spendthrift husband from ruining his joint finances with his frugal wife (or vice versa) for a while, but this ... Continue reading this article…

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Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (September 2007)

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Thanks to the following blogs or websites (not including RSS readers or search engines) who sent the most visitors to Consumerism Commentary during the month of September. # Get Rich Slowly # The Simple Dollar # Blueprint for Financial Prosperity # MoneyBlogNetwork Home # AllFinancialMatters # FiveCentNickel # Free Money Finance # Consumerist # No ... Continue reading this article…

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Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go (August 2007)

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Thanks to the following blogs or websites (not including RSS readers or search engines) who sent the most visitors to Consumerism Commentary during the month of August. # Consumerist # The Simple Dollar # Get Rich Slowly # pfblogs.org # AllFinancialMatters # Blueprint for Financial Prosperity # MoneyBlogNetwork Home # FiveCentNickel # Free Money Finance ... Continue reading this article…

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Fidelity Investments to Offer High-Yield Checking

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I am currently on vacation and may not offer posts as frequently as usual. More brokers are offering high-yield checking accounts to compete with ING Direct’s Orange Checking. Offering competitive checking accounts helps the brokerages increase their assets without having to pay a significant portion of its earnings out as interest. Right now, E*Trade is ... Continue reading this article…

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$25 Bonus for Opening ING Direct Electric Orange Checking Account

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Overdraft Fees Becoming More Popular

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There are two very specific ways banks are raking in the dough — your dough — thanks to slight changes or details in their policies. In the past, if you were to write a check or use your ATM/debit card to withdraw an amount higher than your balance, the check would bounce or the debit ... Continue reading this article…

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HSBC Direct Offers Online Checking Account

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I just received an email stating that HSBC Direct has created an “online payment account” to compete with ING Direct’s Electric Orange Checking Account. The major differences are HSBC Direct’s account will offer only a 2.50 percent APY, which is higher than your traditional checking account but significantly lower than ING’s, and HSBC Direct will reimburse ... Continue reading this article…

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Personal Balance Sheet, March 2007 ($87,999, +13.81%)

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In the same respect that February 2007 was not the best, March provided significant improvement for my bottom line. My liquid accounts are up more than 21 percent, and my investments (including contributions) are up 9.69 percent. Over the past few months, I started separating my business assets, but now that I’ve given it some thought, I’m ... Continue reading this article…

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