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Savings Accounts – Make a Little Money with No Commitment

May 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Wish I Knew Before

Would you turn down $150, no strings attached, if someone just handed it to you? How about $15? Especially in this time of economic uncertainty, I would take the $15, too. This is no time to be doing nothing with your cash, but it’s also a time when you might not be too sure what to do with your cash.  I recently received an alert in my email that Capital One is offering a savings rate of 1.5% APY. My current savings account was at 0.5% APY. The most attractive feature is that there is no minimum balance. This made … Continue reading Savings Accounts – Make a Little Money with No Commitment

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