OR BUY STOCKS AT LOW COMMISSION FEES THROUGH AUTOMATIC | | INVESTMENT
SHARE BUILDER STOCK TRADING
 | | Here you can invest any amount and trade stocks without having to keep a | | | minimum balance or worry about inactivity fees eating away at your account
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 | | They offer stock trades at $4.00 but you must set up an automatic investment plan | | | which will allow you to purchase stocks in increments and at preset times which still a good opportunity if you don't currently have enough saved to buy the number of shares you want to
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ONLINE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (OPEN WITH $1.00, NO MINIMUMS AND NO MAINTENANCE FEES - check web sites for current offers)
HSBC BANK
 | | HSBC Direct savings accounts offer a great interest rate, currently 2.45% APY
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 | | ING Direct is another online savings account that is currently 2.40% APY
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Both of these accounts allow you to set up your own automatic deposits (or withdrawals) |
| | making it easy to save on a regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or bi-monthly). All of this is available at no charge for the electronic transfers/deposits.
AMERITRADE SAVE YOURSELF ACCOUNT
 | | Open a new (non-retirement) Save Yourself account at TD AMERITRADE and | | | make 12 consecutive monthly deposits of $100 or more, and TD AMERITRADE will give you $100 at the end of the year.
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 | | You must deposit the first $100 into your account within the 1st 30 days
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 | | This account is being offered in connection with Suze Orman
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BUY A NEW HOUSE WITH iNEST AND QUALIFY TO GET A 1% CASH BACK |
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iNEST - You can search and compare new homes from leading home builders and get a 1% Cash Back Rebate
 | | You must print and submit their coupon (printable from their website) the first time | | | you visit the homebuilder that you are interested in
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 | | You will be required to use a Realtor that they assign but if you're not currently with | | | a Realtor this can save you money on the purchase of your home
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ORDER A FREE "MY MONEY" TOOL KIT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION provided by the GOVERNMENT to lower your expenses
 | | The kit contains publications about saving, investing and protecting your money
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 | | You can order up to 3 kits at one time
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 | | You will also find links to other federal sites for consumer info, small business, | | | etc.
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"Never spend your money before you have it."
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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