Let me begin by saying that my Husband and I have been in alot of tight situations. One of these times were very desperate and we needed an emergency loan of some sort to pay off alot of bills. No one would give us credit and quite frankly I …

Ask any one who’s into financial planning or investments for the most popular blog in the country and I’m sure they’d say, Money Smarts.
Rightly so. Money Smarts is an inquirer blog ran by Ma. Salve Duplito, an editorial consultant for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Throughout the years, she has …

Standard Life Pension Plan really works. It worked for me, at a critical point in my life in July 2009, when I was running out of funds and my online writing career was at its lowest ebb.
I applied for welfare with the Canadian government, but my request was …

I have had many experiences with cash advances over the years. They have not only helped me in times of need, they are really convenient. Especially with checkngo.com, they make it easy for you to apply, and they store your information if you should need to reapply …

If you are like me during these hard economic times, you may have been forced to withdraw funds from your retirement account. I only advise doing this if you are in a dire need. I was forced to borrow from my funds to avoid losing my home. Nevertheless, I …

This is a bank that I had seen advertised in a business magazine that I picked up on a flight last month. The ad basically said that this was a bank that liked to keep things simple by offering you the ability to bank online without minutes. It said …

Chase Bank lured me into their “Free Checking” about a year ago because I wanted to move my money to a fresh bank and get better service for my money. Well once I was sitting in the chair waiting to open the account the representative told me it was …

I have had nothing but good results from Lone Star Credit Union. I originally started out with them because when I bought my last vehicle they were offering financing for the car dealership. I already had an approved interest rate through another credit union but Lone Star came in …

I have been an owner of a BDO mastercard credit card for almost nine months now, and i’m happy with its services except for one thing.
As a foreign girl, i travel a lot and i love splurging on things i find cheap in other countries that would normally sell …

Though it has been recently bought by JP Morgan chase, it seems to be business as usual for WaMu customers. I myself have been able to use log-on to my account and transfer money, though I hardly use the debit card, I’m sure it’ll be working.
Opening up the account …

For me, BPI Express Online is the best online banking experience there ever is. I do online banking with other banks, but I find BPI EOL to be the most secure, user-friendly, efficient, most-updated site. It allows me to keep track of my expenses and cash flow even when …

The main reason why I applied for this credit card was because of the discount I will be getting from my gym membership. When I was approached by an agent from Citibank, I was eager to sign up the application form, fax my income statement and tax return. Having …

I have been using the HDFC Bank Credit Card - Platinum Card for over four years now. But frankly there has hardly been a day I would say I am happy with their services. Days when I appreciated them was when I bought my laptop on my credit card …

We have been bank hopping for quite some time. We’ve tried several ones but we stick to one. My husband and I loved the service that we get from Bank of America. We enjoy the privilege of having Bank of America credit cards, savings and checking accounts. Not because …

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation or HSBC is one of the world’s largest banks. With its headquarters in London it has branches throughout the world and is often cited as the second or third largest bank in the world.
HSBC International is the bank’s offshore operations centred on …

It’s been a year since I arduously applied for a SmartMoney debit card. I don’t think I have used it as much to compensate for all the hardwork and stress it caused me upon acquiring such card. Or it’s just probably not a practicable payment solution to …

I was a member of PayPal for about 5 years when I decided that I would get a PayPal debit card that would allow me to purchase items at real world stores and use my PayPal funds and account to do so. At first all seemed to be going …

I purchased the Walmart money card for $3.00 on March 6 2009 because the store was having a special (it used to be $9.00). While in the store I put 60.00 on the card so my total was $63.00. I was excited because I could go home and purchase …

The site for Zecco Trading Center, is mainly a stock trading platform, and is of distinguished quality. I joined the program after graduating college at or around December 2008. I used the money made through my lawyer’s work, to garner me more profits. I’ve researched a …

I opened an online savings account in January 2005 because I wanted to start saving on a regular basis and I’m generally enamored with all things online. ING Direct has fit the bill perfectly. The enrollment process was quick and painless, and I even received a $25.00 signup bonus …

I have used Wells Fargo as my lender for student loans at two different univerisities and can recommend them highly. First, the post-FAFSA application process is very easy and available online. I signed my master promissory note using a PIN, and when I had questions, the representatives …

I have been a customer for Suntrust for 14 years , they are an honest bank and I like their products and services. I have 3 accounts at Suntrust and have never had any problems. The employees are a joy to do business with and tend to your …

I’ve had my NetSpend Prepaid Visa card for about a year now, and it’s one of the best financial “items” to own. With the quick pace of today’s society, I’ve found that while cash is more than welcome into my bank account, I use my debit card more than …

Since I am living miles and miles away from my parents, I need the right company to send my money through in order to help my folks out. At first, it’s really difficult to find a trusted company especially …

With all of the bad press for not only credit cards but also debt collectors, I’m happy to report that working at HSBC is both rewarding and satisfying. They actually empower you to HELP out their card members. I mean sure, there will always be some bad seeds …

Me and my husband were browsing the internet searching for online jobs we could find until we found a site regarding data entry which requires you to pay a membership fee of USD 49. It’s our first time trying this one and so we started reading the entire page …

My little nieces and nephews have a savings account under their names except for the eldest who is I think almost 13. It was my dad’s idea to help them save money. All their birthday and Christmas money goes into the savings account. Although it has only been 7 …

If you suffer from slow credit, poor credit or no credit you may want to try and go to the Capital One credit card website. After having filed bankruptcy, I found it extraordinarily hard to find a credit card company that was totally unsecured , have decent interest …

Because the world wide web is becoming the venue to process almost everything except to eat, there are various innovations introduced. The world wide web is the gateway for the modern world. It is created to expand business horizon, to disseminate information, to do research online ( right now …

I needed a bank account last year, and the problem is that I move around alot. So after researching online bank accounts, I ran across bank of America, who offers free online accounts, that have no monthly charges or minimum account balances. I thought this would be a …

I don’t know if it is the structure of our economic system, or if I am just an unlucky person, but I have an unremitting need for support or help with the various issues I encounter while using my debit account, or while making internet
transactions. With that being stated, …

Once when I had a problem with the car and needed some money rather quickly I used a company called paydayloans.co.uk I had received some mail from them in the past and decided to see what they could offer me.
All I needed to do was fill in a form …

We have nationwide mortgage as our company. We have been with them for about six years. We secure our home loan through nationwide. They approved our loan. We were happy to obtain a loan and we’ve been with them for a long time. We’re happy with the finances that …

I used to have a wired plastic prepaid debit card, out of necessity. I did not have a checking or savings account in 2006, and I found this easy to get and expensive little debit card. I got the card for free. I paid ten dollars to activate the card, …

How do you do your taxes? Managing your taxes well is a must. Somehow, it helps you take a view of your overall finances, too. In the United States, choosing the right person or means to do your taxes is among the vital decisions one is about to make. …

Paypal is one of the most popular payment processors used worldwide. So far, I’m happy with it. The payment is fast, and as I see it, Paypal is probably one of the cheapest way of sending money to any part of the world that belongs to the list of …

I have been a member of paypal for almost 2 years now. I started to use paypal when start earning online. Paypal is the most common method of paying online and it is very convenient. All the earning sites that I am working now, use paypal on their payment.
In …

ICICI Bank offers various types of credit cards. I have been using ICICI Bank AMEX Credit card issued a few years back to me based on my healthy financial relationships with bank. Very recently i have shifted from a metropolitan city to a small town and in this context, …

I got my first Unionbank Philippines Eon Visa Card just last first week of June. I applied for this card when I started getting online jobs. Most of the payments from employers are through Paypal which in turn requires a local debit card to receive payments. There are a …

If you watch the news any day of the week then you know that gas is very expensive and that is economy is in a very bad way and since we live in this country we must find something to do in order to combat this. Since the president …

PayPal is an online payment gateway. It is very easy and the most trusted payment gateway across the world. My personal experience tells me that you can blindly trust this service. It is very beneficial for those who wish to earn some extra money from various online activities such …

If you are currently looking for a new place to do your banking or just have some money that you want to put into your local bank then I suggest that you do not put your money into this bank based on the experience which I had at this …

Paypal is a very efficient online system for receiving and giving money. I love PayPal for a number of reasons.
First, because Paypal makes it so easy to buy things off the internet. I feel that PayPal is more secure than having to five your credit or debit card number …

CyberTrader, a Charles Schwab Company, is a direct access trading system that caters towards the active day trader. Before I opened an account with CyberTrader, I was accustomed to manually typing in my order, clicking the submitt button, and then waiting several minutes just to get confirmation that …

MetaTrader 4.0 is probably one of the most widely used platforms for trading foreign currency in the Forex market. I started to use it more than a year ago when I opened the demo account with FX Clearing. It was very clear from the start why it …

For starters, I’m writing this review to spare potential customers of the anxieties and doubts concerning this money remittance service. I’ll begin by saying that my Gcash Remit experience was successful and this is not a vent-out testimonial of endless rants against the service. I cannot guarantee …

When my husband worked for the Aeroquip Corporation he applied for a loan for an automobile through the Aeroquip Credit Union. At first it seemed like a good idea to go through them because they could directly debit the payments out of his paycheck each week and they offered …

Chase Mobile banking is one of those things that you never thought of and once you get it you will wish that you had thought of it. Its one of those services that manage to make your life a lot easier just by the very fact that is exists …

The Rushcard Prepaid Visa, which was created by Russell Simmons, is a convenient card to use if you don’t want to carry around cash. I have had this card for about 5 years now and use it every so often. I like the concept of the card because you …

I have heard of PayPal for a very long time but didn’t try it then. I didn’t need it back then anyway. I have been working online for a couple of months now and as soon as I started doing so, I immediately signed up for an account in …