Savings Account News: April 24, 2009

April 24, 2009
By MoneyAisle


The latest savings account news and articles from around the Web:

The online site Savvy Sugar asks its users: What Money Lessons Did You Learn from Your Family?

I grew up watching my mom balance her checkbook and account for most purchases down to the penny. As I got older, she encouraged me to open my own savings account and when it came to credit cards, she said to always pay my bills in full. I have yet to pay a penny of credit card interest to date!

A new article at Bukisa discusses the benefits of saving money:

Saving money in a savings account will accumulate interest in this account dependent which can be considered as an extra bonus for your efforts. Inflation and the growth of economy are important of factors for the height of this rate and maybe it is best to consider choosing an online savings account. These accounts offer often an interest rate which is twice as much as a usual savings account.



  • Featured In:

  • The New York Times: Do I Hear 4%? On This Site, Banks Bid for Your Cash
  • CNN: Auction money for best rates
  • The Wall Street Journal: Want the Best CD Rates? Hold an Auction.
  • AARP Bulletin: Save a Buck: Find Highest Interest Rates Online
  • Safe CDs, checking accounts for investors scared of stocks
  • O: The Oprah Magazine
  • Boston Globe: Website lets banks bid for customers
  • CNBC: Banks Bid for Your Cash
  • MIT Technology Review
  • Money Magazine
  • Reader's Digest
  • FOX Business: Bidding for Your Money

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