Banking

Bankrate is Hot For Finance!

May 22, 2012

Good Morning DINKS. We recently received an email from our friends at Bankrate.com about a new partnership initiative that they recently created with Marina Orlova; naturally we couldn’t resist the opportunity to share this information with you. Bankrate is a one stop shopping website for all of your personal finance needs. They provide comprehensive and [...]

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Why I Chose TD Bank

February 16, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Just before the holidays I travelled to New York City on a business trip, one of my orders of business was to open a US Checking Account.  Even though I live in Canada I have a “regular” income stream from the US, and it is just easier to have a US Checking [...]

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5 Ways to Use Your Bank Account Wisely

January 16, 2012

Good Morning DINKS. Today we are discussing different ways to use our bank account wisely.  We often discuss different ways on how to make our debt more efficient by using our credit cards wisely, and today DINKS is going to give you some helpful tips on how to use your bank accounts wisely as well. [...]

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Don’t Get Screwed By Big Banks: Tips for the 99%

December 13, 2011
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(Guest Post by Kristen from FindTheBest.com) The earth is quaking with “movements” but these tectonic activities are not rumbling beneath the surface. They are happening right in front of us; they are happening on “The Street”- Wall Street, that is.  And the “occupiers”, currently embroiled and immutable in their habitation of urban economic centers across [...]

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Friday Roundup: Bank of America, BOA, and Bank of America ;)

October 28, 2011

Good Morning and Happy Friday DINKS.  As I was surfing the next this week looking for the best posts to add into our Weekly Roundup I noticed a huge amount of posts about the Bank of America.  It seems that BOA has rubbed many clients the wrong way over the past few months.  Bank of [...]

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4 Good Reasons Why You Should Always Have 2 Banks

October 11, 2011

This past week a 40 something year old man came into our Bank branch with the intention to transfer all of his business from another Financial Institution to our Bank.  Don’t get me wrong, we were happy to have his business but we had to question his actions.  It is very rare that a client [...]

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6 Financial Terms That You Need To Know!

August 31, 2011

Hello Everyone.  Today we are discussing and learning about everyday financial terms. We may hear these words and phrases everyday in our financial lives, but we may not fully understand what they mean or what they mean for us. Before we enter into a contract or an agreement we should definitely understand what we are [...]

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Bank Myths and Money Mistakes that we Should all Avoid

August 23, 2011

As a personal banker every single day I hear stories about the old banking system and (what I consider) ridiculous comments about the new banking system.  I don’t remember a lot about the old banking system before I started working in a bank but I do remember going to the bank with my parents.  I [...]

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Choosing the Right Bank for You!

August 9, 2011

Good Morning DINKS.  Today we are discussing our banks.  Deciding which bank to use, is just as important as deciding how to invest our money.  Did you choose the same bank as your spouse if you merged your finances, or did your continue dealing with your individual bank? I opened a bank account at a [...]

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Are Bankers Really Like Swarming Flies? YES, according to CNN!

June 20, 2011

Good Morning DINKS! Usually everyday on DINKS we like to provide information, tips, personal stories and strategies about personal finance.  However, today is not one of those days.  No No, today is a rant about a stupid article that I found on CNN titled Annoying Bank Fees.  As a bank employee whose bank salary is [...]

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