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Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance

November 18th, 2008

Is It Time for Me to Pull My Money Out of Citi?

I have a high yield savings account at Citi. I also have a Upromise credit card with Citi. But I’m starting to wonder if it’s time to pull back on the old business for Citi. The company is kind of ticking me off a bit. First of all, the company is slashing jobs in an […]

By miranda -- 8 comments

November 13th, 2008

Car Repairs and the GM Bailout

So, something happened this morning that has me really considering the GM bailout: My car freaked out on me. As a result, car repairs are going to have to be (presumably) made. Luckily, we have an emergency fund in a high yield savings account for just these occasions.
But, since my car is a Saturn, I […]

By miranda -- 6 comments

September 12th, 2008

Savers Losing Out in the Current Economy

Are you into saving money? And I mean really saving it. You know, by setting it aside in some sort of an account (be it investment or high yield savings or CD). Do you do that? I do, and I really felt the truth behind a recent BusinessWeek article about how savers are basically getting […]

By miranda -- 11 comments

April 15th, 2008

Tax Day: Getting Ready For Next Year

If you have waited until today to pay your taxes (or file for money back), you are probably wondering why you waited until the last minute. Again.  (Incidentally, I don’t wonder this; I get everything ready to go and then don’t mail it til the last day. It’s purely psychological. It sort of makes me […]

By miranda -- 0 comments