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An Introduction to High Yield Reward Checking Accounts

Posted August 12, 2009 - 12:00 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance

Coins

Reward checking accounts are currently some of the highest yielding accounts available at FDIC member banks. These accounts currently have yields of up to 6% and that is much higher than yields of 2% to 3% paid by CDs and savings accounts. Here is a quick introduction to what they are and how you can take advantage of these accounts.

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FREE 2GB iPod Shuffle from Compass Bank

Posted June 5, 2008 - 14:02 by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Deals and Coupons, Deals, Freebies

Shuffle

Key Bank clearly did very well from their iPod promotion, because Compass Bank is now running almost the exact same deal. With Compass Bank though it's a very cool 2GB iPod Shuffle, and it's free to new customers.

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Money Metaphors (You wouldn't punch a kitten, would you?)

Posted April 10, 2007 - 19:49 by Andrea Dickson

Personal Finance, Extra Commentary

Money, to me, is often something to just be tossed at problems. I don't look at my receipts after buying groceries. I don't worry about being charged too much, since I figure that carefully studying my receipts makes me look petty. In fact, this is an attitude that gets me nowhere. I don't protect my money. Maybe I would if I thought of it like a kitten.

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