Personal finance
Did You Splurge?
So the economy is pretty bad and families are struggling to make ends meet, but many people still splurged.
Last week, HSBC Direct released a consumer survey of 1,000 U.S. households on their spending in June. The results show that, despite the financial hardship caused by the economy, more than 40% of the respondents admitted that [...]
IGoChecking, IGoBanking’s Checking Account, Offers 2.65% APY
IGoBanking is one of the online banks that I used quite often in the past, until recently I switched to Capital One/FNBO Direct because IGoBanking’s rate, at 3.28% APY, is no longer attractive comparing to others.
Early this week, I received an email from IGoBanking, introducing me their IGoChecking checking account. Key features of the new [...]
A 250,000,000 Dollar Bill
I was browsing Wikipedia today and noticed an article Zimbabwean dollar. Then there’s an image of a $250,000,000 Zimbabwe bearer cheque.
Right, that’s $250 million dollars!
With monthly inflation rate at 1,063,572.6% in May, no wonder they need a huge bill.
HSBC Direct 3.50% APY Promotion Extended
HSBC Direct is extending its 3.50% APY promotion by one more month. Are you in?
In early June, HSBC Direct rolled out a promotion for its online savings account with 3.50% APY. While the rate was decent, it’s only good till August 15, that’s less than one and a half months. I don’t really know how [...]
Need a Budget? Google Can Help
I don’t budget. Not that it’s bad or useless or anything, but because I don’t think it’s necessary for me. If the purpose of budgeting is to have spending under control and live below my means, then I am there already. Sure budgeting can help, but I don’t know how much improvement I can get [...]
