Personal finance

MyGallons: Save Money on Gas?

Posted by Sun on July 10, 2008 (8) Comment

I recently came across a website called MyCallons.com when browsing the Finance Forum at Fatwallet.com. What got my attention is what this site promises to help its members save money on gas:
Save money by pre-purchasing gas at today’s prices, then fill up with your MyGallons Card when prices rise. No matter how high prices at [...]

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EverBank Offers Better Rates: 4.76% Bonus Rate

Posted by Sun on July 8, 2008 (12) Comment

I am always on the lookout for better banking deals.
Recently I opened my fifth online savings account with Capital One after considering the move for a long time. At the time when I opened the account, the interest rate was at 3.75% APY which was pretty good given how much bank interest rates have fallen [...]

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Revolution Money Exchange Launches RevolutionCard

Posted by Sun on July 7, 2008 (3) Comment

A few months ago, RevolutionMoneyExchange, a challenger to Paypal, generated some buzz when they offered a $25 signup bonus for every new account. I signed up an account and used it to make some transfers. From my limited experience, the service is quite nice and easy to use. The best part is that there’s no [...]

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E*Trade Complete Savings Account now 3.30% APY

Posted by Sun on July 1, 2008 (5) Comment

For the second time in less than two months, E*Trade Financial decided to make its Complete Savings Account competitive by increasing its interest rate from 3.15% APY to 3.30% APY, starting July 2, 2008. It made a similar rate adjustment in early May.
Though the news in encouraging (increasing rates), the rate is still not as [...]

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