I opened a bank account at Bank of America when I started college in Salina, KS. I have appreciated their service for the last three years. They gave me a checking and savings account for free, just because I’m a student. They don’t even require a …

American Express credit card company is a really wonderful company. I used to hold all sorts of credit card with them. They are among the best due to their unlimited credit limit for some of their cards. I used to own business cards, travel rewards cards, unlimited credit limit …

I have yet to decide whether or not I love this bank; but with recent events I may end up hating them. Due to the storm last week, there were some areas in Manila that experienced some black outs. Unfortunately, I was stuck in an area with floods and …

Money Mart is famous for those payday loans, which I only tried twice in my life, when I couldn’t wait for payday. Luckily, I was able to pay back the loans before they were due. Hence, on both occasions, I didn’t become subject to any of those …

If you are looking to join a credit union for all your banking needs instead of holding accounts with traditional banks and do not know how to join one, you should visit People First Federal Credit Union in Allentown, PA.
Many credit unions require people to either be related to …

It has taken me a long time to find a bank that I liked, which is the first bank I’m currently with. But after listening to financial advisers and reading financial articles, I thought it would be smart to open up a second bank account with a different bank …

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 …

Simplesavings.com.au is a web-site that hosts a great community which helps people get by financially. The vault has so many tips on saving money whether it’s with groceries, cooking, household, gardening, holidays, financial institutions and plenty of inspiring stories. The forum has a really supportive …

Your credit score determines the way your life style will go. It only takes a New York minute to make a mess of your credit score but sometimes much longer to get it repaired. There is a lot of organizations who claim to help but in the end you …

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 …

I have applied for a Standard Chartered Credit Card and Luckily mine was approved, I applied via a telemarketer who was so patient in calling me every time and asking me to sign up for her I just need to fax my current credit card billing (from other bank) …

Paypal is probably the best known method of payments for online transactions. I’ve been a member of Paypal for eight years.
As an avid online shopper, I love to see Paypal as an option for payment. It is so much faster when checking out. With other credit cards you …

My parents have always reminded me to save some money for the future. Somehow, I did not want to heed their advice until now. I guess the fact that I have a family of my own now changes one’s perspective, even those that I was too stubborn to …

Vanilla MasterCard Gift Card is a prepaid credit card that works just like any credit card, except that it’s backed up by hard cash. To get this, I went to the local branch of Money Mart in our neighborhood, a financial institution that offers short-term loans such as …

I used PNC’s Online Student Loan Services to cover my second year of tuition for my undergraduate degree and have worked with them since for various educational funding processes. I had shopped around for a suitable loan for some time, but none were as reasonable as PNC. I even …

I contacted Grove Financial Planning when I was desperately in need of some income. I had left a local government job three years previously and my pension was frozen until my sixtieth birthday, eight years away. I had heard about companies that would help you release money from your …

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 …

I am travelling next month and in preparation for this, I went to the CSS Bureau de Change last Tuesday to buy some Euros using the Pula. Although the Botswana Pula is also accepted at the airport in Johannesburg, the applied rates are quite unattractive to me at 1:1. …

You can get your free credit from all three agencies that maintain them. The agencies are Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax they all keep track of your credit and make it available to anyone who is applying for credit. The Advantage you have when applying for credit is …

When Paypal announced its partnership with the First National Bank, I really felt as if I had suddenly got a golden ticket and the road to online finance and opportunities was suddenly opened up.
As a South African citizen, the services offered by Paypal to me were limited to me …

Sometimes, I like to shop around at pawn shops and also, every once in awhile, I will actually need to pawn something of mine. I was short on cash and needed to pawn something of mine, and the first three pawn shops I went to tried to offer …

I have really become disappointed in my WAMU bank within the last year. I don’t know if it’s had policy changes, or the problems I’m having can be attributable to staffing changes, but I have already taken steps to make a change of my own to another bank.
I …

I like to assure that my bills are paid on time, and with the cost of everything rising everyday, we have to save every penny that we can. I found this site on the internet that allows you to pay your bills on line. The site is …

Years and years ago, when I didn’t know better and thought all banks were the same, I had a Bank of America account and believed that this is the best it was going to get. How naive and silly I was. I endured years of their abusive banking tactics and …

As a store manager for a tax preparation franchise, I have quite a bit of experience with income tax preparation software, both for professional and personal use. If you cannot or will not pay preparation fees, and I like you, I sometimes make a referral. By clicking through …

I am a young college student and so I try to save as much money as I can and so I have been to the Kohls department store many times since they have very low low prices and they often have their items on sale which means that you …

The Tuition Assistance Program is a financial assistance program for families or single students that are of a low-income level and would otherwise have a difficulty paying for college. The program,, which was developed within New York states will give students an amount of money that is intended for …

I have been with Suntrust Bank for about two years now. The people that work there are very nice. They have one of the best interest rates on cds. Whenever I have a problem or a question they always clear it up quickly. The only thing that has ever …

Asia United Bank Philippines is owned by Filipino and Taiwanese investors. A relative of mine encouraged me to open an account there. I decided to open an account as the main branch is near the office and is accessible to me, and they also have a branch …

What have become of the customer service nowadays?! It is really frustrating that only for today; I have had already 3 bad customer service experience. I am calling the hotline number of the Union Bank for the credit card concern I have. It is really disappointing that for most …

The National Student Loans Service Centre based out of Mississauga, Ontario (Box 4030) does NOT have a heart. A few years ago, a close relative of mine who suffers from mental illness, decided he wanted to better himself and try to go back to school. He got accepted into …

I have been a Bank of America customer since 2001, where at the University of Vermont, I was innocently taken by the idea of having now and paying later. Of course this got me in trouble, after my four years I racked up a 1000k debt, which took me …

Capitalone.com is just the most handy financial website I have ever used. I use the Capitalone credit card, the banking services and the rewards. Capital One is maybe a bit late on their posting of transactions but that is OK with me. Sometimes I don’t have …

I do a lot of shopping online. I recently had fraudulent charges on my credit card. So I decided to purchase the Wal-Mart Money Card to use for my online shopping. I thought this was a really great idea because it acts as a prepaid debit …

While paypal.com might be a great way to buy things thru ebay and many other mail order sites it also is not great with the security system. I had inputed my debit card account instead of a credit card and was a victim of identity theft. …

I feel as if I have lost my loyalty when it comes to my ways to pay online. But honestly I found that I was getting a bit bored with Paypal. I say this because when it comes to Paypal I wasn’t seeing a lot of benefits. I wasn’t …

When it comes to financially freedom I love to be able to spread my wings and fly. Being able to be with a company that offers a way to utilize my money online is important to me. I have tried a lot of different companies but none have really …

I love the Greendot prepaid card because I don’t have a credit card and with the Greendot prepaid card I am able to make purchases online and this card is hassle free. When I first purchased this card I didn’t have to wait to start using it, I …

I do certain online jobs and get paid, most of my employers pay via PayPal and from PayPal I transfer it to my bank account. The problem with using PayPal for freelancers online, especially those from the Philippines is the fact that PayPal requires a credit card or debit …

TD Ameritrade is on online stock trading company based in Omaha Nebraska. You do not have to be close to Omaha though to open up an account with them and get the feel of what it is like to trade stock. I believe that I had a dealing with …

The Sovereign bank location over in Chicopee was located in the center of Chicopee and was not one of their best locations for quite a few reasons and one of the reasons would be the parking. Parking sucked there and I had a hard time finding a place to …

My mom and dad used to have accounts with Maybank, and recently I signed up for one as well. The reason that they decided to terminate their account is because they have a better investment in another bank account. I recently signed up for a Maybank account …

This is the name of Metrobank’s online banking services. I did not like their style because compared to other online banking services other banks are offering, this one has lots of old-fashion methods.
First, it will take you 7 days before you your log ins are activated. It …

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 …

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 a auto loan with Triad financial for the last three years.
This company does not seem to be able to function in a respectable manner. Over the years I have had monies taken out of my account and lost. Double payments taken in the same month. Payments …

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 …

If you have never heard of ING Direct then you have either never read anything about financial matters in the news or websites all around the internet, or you’ve never had enough money to worry about opening a savings account. Well, for a long time, I was the latter, but …

In this recession period many of us are facing the problem of foreclosure and are going through financial crunch. I am also facing the problem and initially I felt handicapped and didn’t know how to stop my house from being auctioned. Then I came through ‘Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Short Sales …

I have several credit cards from all different companies. My absolute favorite one is Discover. First off, I like to pay my bills online. I believe the Discover website is one of the most user-friendly ones out there. Second, I like to pay off my …