I'm another one who has really like my ING account. Although I'm not entirely sure if ING is FDIC insured (since it's a foreign bank) and these days I would probably have just used Wamu's online banking (or another US bank), which had an equivalent rate.

ING is FDIC insured. The wife checked on this recently.

ING is FDIC insured. The wife checked on this recently.

Oh good. I looked once but I didn't find an obvious an answer. Sadly, I only have a mini-emergency fund there, but I still would want to lose it.

If I were to buy my house (a low-ball figure being $800000) and put 20% down with a 6% mortgage, I would pay around $50000/year on interest and taxes. The rent is $1500. Market rent is probably around $3000.

Our mortgage is $1580, and the house was available for rent at $1500 when we bought it, so I think we are doing okay. And, inflation being what it is, the market rate for rent is going to rise, whereas we'll be paying $1580 a month 29 years from now. Unless we move, which is the big risk in homeownership as far as I'm concerned.

Free pie!

ABC is planning a publicity tour, including a traveling bakery and free pie, to promote the fanciful drama Pushing Daisies, the network announced. The interactive experience will travel to 10 major markets across the country in the weeks leading up to the second-season premiere of the show on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Guests will be able to enjoy free pie and the company of outgoing servers in a temporary location inspired by The Pie Hole, the restaurant owned by the show's lead character, Ned (Lee Pace). Balloons with the show's logo, posters and daisy decals on the floor will also decorate the site.

Also, free pie. Did I mention the free pie?

Daisies Takes Pie On Tour

The tour hits ten big US cities....

Another INGer here, and happy with it. I paid into it automatically when I worked somewhere that would split my cheque, and it's been sadly ignored since then. But still more interest than my normal savings account!

Suddenly I feel I have a million things to do before I leave my job here, despite having felt underemployed for weeks. Isn't that how it always is? Well, apparently not. The other leavers are taking it a bit slower.

Boss took the whole team (1/3 of who are leaving) to a nice lunch and I could have rolled home. God bless elastic waistbands.

The tour hits ten big US cities....

Addison is not Dallas! If it were it would be "The Dallas Oktoberfest"

I also ING, am happy with it. am happy to send anyone the referral also. I split my account into two, so I did not dip into mac's afterschool funds for emergency funds (like our new toilet) and I can now auto-pay into the two funds separately. Mac's care fund gets the same amount I have to pay each month - the emergency fund gets less, but then often gets an extra deposit when I see what is in the checking account at the end of the month.

I love ING. The rates aren't quite as high as when I signed up, but they still beat the bank by a long shot. And I stick around anyway, just for the ease of setting up extra accounts, scheduling transfers (either in or out) etc etc etc.

(ita, once you're back to having a paycheck, you don't need a job that's willing to split your deposit. You can schedule a monthly thing from within ING instead.)

I couldn't find it on the ING FAQ, but can you do one-time deposits if the monthly budget leaves you with a spare $50?