Citystate Savings Bank Inc. (CSBI) is a sister company of my office (radio company). Being an employee, we get our salary from the said bank through our ATM card. Although it is not that big as compared to other banks, withdrawing money is never been that hard since the bank is a member of Bancnet and Megalink. Transacting with my account is not hard too because it has a branch on the ground fl...

     ING Direct was one of the first and remains one of the best online banking institutions.  ING's flagship product is the Orange Savings Account.  You can open an account with any amount, and you are not required to maintain a minimum balance in order to avoid fees.  In fact, you won't find yourself paying any fees with an Orange Savings Accoun...

I live and am getting married in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and pretty much all of my family lives two hours away in Milwaukee.  I'm also getting married on a weekend in the Fall, which, in Green Bay, means the possiblity of a Packer game, which means no hotel rooms within an hour of the city in any direction.  And we won't know if they are playing until next year's schedule co...

I have had an ING savings account for a couple of years.  I recently opened up two more joint savings accounts for me and each of my sons.  This savings bank is a high yield online savings bank.  They do offer CDs and mortgage products, but I have never used those.  The savings account is linked to my brick and mortar checking account.  Transferring money between the tw...

Emigrant Direct was our first foray into online banking.  We still use them today, though with the recent drop in interest rates, we may be looking around for other options.  They offer competitive interest rates and easy set up of new accounts.  On the few times I've called customer service, I've spent very little time on hold and always gotten polite, extremely hel...

I was looking for a better savings interest rate last year in January and I kept seeing those ING Direct commericals online.  So, I went online and checked them out.  As it turns out ING is so much better then my local bank, that I had a savings account at previously.  Here's what I love about my ING Personal Savings Account:  Excellent customer service.  Easy to op...

I do prefer bringing with me my credit cards and my ATM card during shopping or when I am out for buying. It is more handy and manageable as compared bringing cash with me of course aside from other benefits it will give me in using it. I opened this BPI Express Teller Savings account two years ago and I am still keeping it. The account provides several other benefits like: access over thousand...

I used this product for 4 weeks. When I get a broken system after installing MS office software (MS technical support and can not complete the problem) I can quickly restore the system (OS Vista) with Norton Save and Restore V2.0 CD and boot disk that comes with the software. Users should be aware that this is a program image. Creating a disk image compression and incremental updates of the...

Hillsong Music Australia, the music ministry of Hillsong Church had been on top in producing worship songs/albums that popularly singing in most of the churches around the world today. They had been recording live worship album since 1992. Hillsong's "Mighty to Save" album was the 15th Hillsong live album released. This album was a compilation of 18 great worship songs. Among the ...

Wife and I maintain a savings account (ATM card) with Bank of the Philippines Island or BPI. It is one of the biggest banks here in the Philippines that really offers plenty of products and services. We got one savings account, ATM only no passbook, and initially paid Php3,000.00 and this will serves as our maintaining balance. If we go lower than this at any given time in a month we will be ch...

I participante in the Canada Savings Bonds payroll deductions program through work. You are able to indicate any amount you'd like to be deducted from your pay and put towards the purchase of savings bonds. The bonds purchased are fully backed by the Canadian government, the rate of return is also guaranteed, the bonds are available in regular and compound interest, there are no fees to sig...

A lot of people are leary of online banking.  With good reason.  I would never start a bank account with a company that I had never heard of before.ING Direct offers a high rate of interest with no minimum balance.  Right now the interest rate is 4.30% and it does not matter if you have a dollar or ten thousand dollars in your account.I set my account up over the internet and it ...

I have been a member of ING for 3 years now. I love the ease of their websites and the account options they offer. I have an account there I use solely for funding our vacations. Its great because they offer direct deposit, link from a checking account or you can mail them a check to fund your account. I use the savings account, the interest rate is now around 4%, which is better than I was get...

I got my little boy the Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Mickey Saves Santa and other Mouseketales DVD last year for Christmas. He really likes it! It has three actual little movies on it (Mickey Saves Santa, Goofy's Bird, and Mickey-Go-Seek) all having to do with the holiday's, and it runs about 72 minutes long. It definitely keeps his attention the whole time it is on. ...

On a recent trip to Hawaii, my husband and I did what many tourists do while in Waikiki...we stayed out on the beach too long and turned a nice shade of pink!  We weren't really burnt, but oh-so-close! Most likely we were going to develop some minor pain and dry skin so we needed to get a jump on it!   During our evening walk down Kalakaua Avenue in the he...

Bank of America is a fairly large bank on the west coast.  At my particular bank the tellers are constantly changing and it is rare to go in and have the same teller ever.  This makes customer service difficult for them.  They are friendly enough but the service area is lacking as most of them are new.  Bank of America offers a number of services for its customers and has sp...

HSBC direct is the most conveniant savings account I have ever had. It makes it easy, and even fun. to save those pennies. Because of the low overhead, online operation, and limited services available, this company can give you a great interest rate on your money. I signed up when the rate was 4.5%, and it is now 4.25, which is still an amazing rate for a savings account. It's easy to sign ...

This is a fantastic book! It is in my second favorite Christmas book, outdone only by the previous book by the same author that I review in another post. This book is all about the allusive Mrs. Clause and how she has helped the Mr. throughout the ages and how she even saved Christmas in England at one point.  Much like Guinn's previous book it is historically rich and a celebration of...

I opened an online savings account with Emmigrant Direct about 1 1/2 years ago because of the very high interest they were paying on their savings account.  The hardest part was setting up the account.  I got a little confused and ended up calling their customer service to help me.  They were very nice and walked me through what I needed to do.  After the account was set up,...

I am an advocate of savings.  I have also realized and take advantage of diversifying.  I make sure not all of my money is placed in one account.  As such, I have several savings at accounts around the country.  In 2006, I discovered ING Direct.  I was impressed when I received an email regarding the interest rate I would be offered to establish an account.  N...