What’s the worst online savings or money market account that you can think of? Chase/WaMu? No. E*Trade? Goodness, no. How about OnBank? No, but their current rate (0.50%) does totally suck. Of course, there’s more than one way to evaluate the worthiness of a bank. Specifically, features, rates, and customer service are the main factors [...]
The WORST Online Savings/Money Market Account?
Posted 8 May 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Banking | Comments Off
E*Trade Drops Savings Rate – I Drop E*Trade
Posted 15 April 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Savings | 1 Comment
(Rates may be out of date. Please see the Savings Rate Wiki for the latest rates) I regret to report that E*Trade just lowered the rate on their Complete Savings account to a miserly 1.20% APY. This is disappointing to me because I have the bulk of my emergency fund there. While their savings rate [...]
Get Over 700 Free MP3 Songs from Amazon
Posted 14 April 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Deals | Comments Off
Looking for some free new music to play on your computer / iPod / Zune / whatever? Look no further than Amazon’s free MP3 download section: Free MP3s – Amazon Don’t expect all #1 hits in there, but it’s hard to complain since they’re free. Be sure to sort by genre on the left – [...]
Happy Easter, says the Easter Bunny
Posted 12 April 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Pets | Comments Off
Not many people can claim that they actually own an Easter bunny. Normally I can’t either, but today is one day out of the year when my pet rabbit automatically and unconditionally gains the status of Easter bunny. See for yourself! Here he is, looking perplexed as to why someone draped a pink ribbon over [...]
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
Posted 7 April 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
A few days ago I was walking home from the bus stop after a day at the university. It had been a long day, and I was tired. As I rounded a corner, I heard someone yell at me from behind. Turning to look, I saw a man in his forties walking toward me and [...]
Desperately Seeking a Job (No Longer)
Posted 18 March 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Education, Goals, Victories | 8 Comments
Note: This is a follow-up from a previous post (Desperately Seeking a Job). As some of my readers (both of you) may remember, I’ve been on the job market for some time now, furiously and desperately trying to land my first job as a university professor. Times have been tough. My wife and I have [...]
Are Savings Rates headed to ZERO?
Posted 28 February 2009 by Mr. BTagged As: | Categories: Humor, Savings | 1 Comment
Could interest rates for savings accounts possibly be headed for zero percent? Flagstar seems to think so! As I was updating the Savings Rate Wiki this morning, I couldn’t help but gawk at Flagstar’s astonishing new rate: Zero percent! Wow! Sign me up! I have thousands of dollars in my mattress that I want to [...]
