The Writer’s Coin

So I’ve been a customer at Bank of America ever since I moved to the US for college (when it was called Fleet Boston) — that’s nine years running now. And honestly? When I heard the horror stories of banks (like this one) hammering their customers with all kinds of fees and stuff, I figured [...]

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Here’s what my situation looks like for April compared to March:

The increase data tells you I boosted my alternative income by $56 compared to yesterday, which is pretty good (a 70% increase over last month’s 36% increase), but there are some things to clarify before getting too giddy.
I didn’t get any ING referrals this month [...]

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Every frugal person I know has a certain pride about it: you don’t need to spend money the way other people do. For whatever reason, it’s something to feel proud of—like we’ve managed to sidestep some of the financial pitfalls that are out there. We’re better than that.
But a few things have happened recently that [...]

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If you’ve read anything about finances on this blog, you know I am a huge fan of ING—I use their high-yield savings account to put any and all extra money I have. But with the Fed cutting the rates over and over, the interest we get in accounts like this one has fallen. From a [...]

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I’ve talked and thought about alternative income and diversifying my income for a long time but I’ve never really counted up all the pennies to see how much I’ve been making. It was just such an “insignificant” amount that I never gave it much thought.
Then last month I saw some actual amounts of money in [...]

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I’ve added a small ING ad at the top of each post today for a few reasons:
1. It’s another way of diversifying my income (first I need more traffic though)
2. I really believe that a high-yield savings account is the first step in taking control of your finances. It was for me and I [...]

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