Archive for September, 2007
FNBO Ends the 6% Promo - A Few Banking Updates
(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates)
If you took part in the FNBO Direct 6% promo, you undoubtedly know that the interest rate has now dropped to 5.05%. The new rate is lower than the pre-promo rate, but in comparison to the recent drops from other banks (*cough* HSBC), it [...]
Fed Cuts Rates. Oh No, the Sky is Falling!
In the past few days, we have witnessed the 50-point rate slash by the Fed and parity between the US and Canadian dollar. Now, savings interest rates have been dropping like flies. Is the sky falling?
Yes. Yes it is. Run for cover now before it’s too late! Abandon all of your worthless US dollars before [...]
Poll: What Do You Do With Your Junk Mail?
I’m referring to the tangible kind here, not the virtual junk mail known as SPAM.
Junk mail is a problem. Not only does it create a tremendous waste of wood and water to produce, but most of it is transferred straight from our mailboxes to a landfill.
Perhaps you are lucky and barely receive [...]
A Day in the Life of a Bankrupt Man - Insight 2
Recently we met Jim, a real life 26-year-old soon-to-be-bankrupt man. He’s a typical Joe, err… Jim, working his way (slowly) through college, working a part-time job, and trying to make ends meet each month. I should mention that Jim’s parents have been bankrupt for many years now, and they’ve taught their son everything they know. [...]
