http://www.ingdirect.ca/en/ISAfriends
When you sign up, enter the orange key 16260877S1. Or call 1-888-464-8787 and provide the key 16260877S1.
Save Your Money
Do you always plan to save money but never do? Well I'm here to suggest a decent bank for opening a high-interest savings account. It's called ING Direct. I'm sure you've seen a commercial or two on TV before. If not I'll explain a bit.
The current interest rate is 3.75%. There are no service charges and you can transfer the money right from your checking account when you get paid to go right into your ING Savings account. You can get a bank card but it won't let you do any debit transactions. If you happen to need the cash at any point you can go to a bank machine and withdraw the cash from there with no charge from ING.
One of the reasons they can afford to do this is because they are basically a virtual bank. They don't have any branches with tellers that you can go in and do any transactions with so that cuts down on their costs. Check the bank you use now and see what they're interest rate is and what type of charges you will incur for withdrawing if you happen to need some of it. Remember, ING's rates fluctuate but it's always higher than most banks.
As an added bonus they have things once in a while where they'll tell you that if you put in at least $20 for three months, they'll automatically give you another $20. They have a lot of contests for cash prizes just for setting up an automatic savings plan. It's a good idea.
Now there's more. If you decide you'd like to open an account, if you make an initial deposit of at least $100, they'll automatically give you $13 and me $13 just for me referring you. Of course you can still sign up with any deposit but the extra $13 for putting in $100 is not too bad of a deal so if you're interested, go to the address at the bottom and enter the key provided.
Save for things you've always wanted like a house, a car, a new TV, etc., etc...
http://www.ingdirect.ca/en/ISAfriends When you sign up, enter the orange key 16260877S1. Or call 1-888-464-8787 and provide the key 16260877S1.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far. You'll be glad you did. Saving money is something most people just don't do enough of and once I started, it became an addiction just watching it grow. But you have to start somewhere and sometime. ING Direct and right now is the place and time for you.
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