How we took 5 disorganized bank accounts and converted them into 3 organized accounts.

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Christmas shopping can eat up your December paycheck or leave you with credit card regret. Here are some ways to prepare for a more financially-healthy Christmas.

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7 steps to closing an active bank account. Trying to close one can feel overwhelming at first, but it doesn’t have to be!

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It’s hard for me to write decisive titles, they’re so usefully dramatic and I feel so worried about dramatic liberties. So let’s add all kinds of conditional clauses. I love Electric Orange accounts, for example, and I’m glad that I have one. I even feel fine recommending them to others (in fact, this crossed my [...]

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Last week, I was going through our various bank accounts and decided to put some money in an ING CD. The 6 month interest is currently 3.75% (vs. 3% in Orange Savings). I was pleasantly surprised that they’ve added a very easy way to open a CD ladder.
Steps to Open a CD Ladder

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