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Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

Wait, how long is that offer good for? I think I have a million $ just lying around. I'll have to look under the mattress.

Quote from Tipper55 : Just for the heckuva it, I wandered into Walmart tonight looking for the peelies (didn't find any), I did notice Walmart had tiny little boxes of U liners. They were 18ct (I think) for $1.20. They weren't trial size, and assuming the $2 coupon is good on anything, you could buy those small boxes and not waste 3 hours arguing with pricematching a RR deal. snip.

I bought some earlier too and...

1) the cashier refused to let me use them because she thought they were trial size...yes they were in a small box but that doesn't make them a trial size...plus it was 18ct. I haven't seen anything trial that goes that high.
2) She refused to ring me up because I was getting them for free. She made the manager do it for her.

Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

Quote from OleMissGal78 : I hope you get the SUV version so you have room for all of your shopping bags!

Quote from MsGal : Wait, how long is that offer good for? I think I have a million $ just lying around. I'll have to look under the mattress.

So at a conservative 3% interest rate assuming it's tax free like in muni's they are asking you to give up $150,000 in interest for a $49,000 car.



WAIT i forgot the intrest you would get gimmie a sec!

You would loose out on $48,817!!!

Quote from reg036 : So at a conservative 3% interest rate assuming it's tax free like in muni's they are asking you to give up $150,000 in interest for a $49,000 car. WAIT i forgot the intrest you would get gimmie a sec! You would loose out on $48,817!!!

Who's offering 3% interest? I'd take that. The last CD's I bought were at 1.5% and my savings pays .02%. My MM account? Nothing! Goose egg! Zip, nope, nadda!

3% sounds awesome.

Quote from MsGal : Who's offering 3% interest? I'd take that. The last CD's I bought were at 1.5% and my savings pays .02%. My MM account? Nothing! Goose egg! Zip, nope, nadda! 3% sounds awesome.

You would have to find some good rated municipal bonds!

Quote from MsGal : Who's offering 3% interest? I'd take that. The last CD's I bought were at 1.5% and my savings pays .02%. My MM account? Nothing! Goose egg! Zip, nope, nadda! 3% sounds awesome.

There are "a lot" of banks that have reward checking accounts that will pay 3 to 4% on up to either 10K or 25K if you jump through a bunch of hoops (the credit union where I was getting 4.5 dropped to 2.5 a while back), but there are also some that give 1% without a lot of hoops (alliant credit union -- if you have an in with them is probably the easiest).

Quote from MsGal : Who's offering 3% interest? I'd take that. The last CD's I bought were at 1.5% and my savings pays .02%. My MM account? Nothing! Goose egg! Zip, nope, nadda! 3% sounds awesome.

No CD's over here... I prefer to keep my stockpiled cash liquid! I do have several accounts at my credit union, so it's not like it's buried in a coffee can out in the backyard, but it just scares me to tie up those kind of funds.

My checking account is at 0.15%, my savings is at 0.40% and my money market is at 0.41%. To get 1% or more on a CD, money would have to be tied up for a minimum of 30 months. The difference in interest to me, just isn't worth it.

Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

My couponing is paying for my new SUV...but it's sure as heck not a Mercedes

Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

You must coupon a heck of a lot.

My couponing pays for my candy habit.

Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

Thanks, when I win the lotto tonight - I will need this info!

Quote from reg036 : You would have to find some good rated municipal bonds!

I remember when you could get 6% back in 2006 - can't believe how much has changed in such a short time.. while doing taxes .. Now 2% seems like a pipe dream!

Just viewing my 1099-INT form doing taxes made me want to ....

Quote from HollyGolightly : Thanks, when I win the lotto tonight - I will need this info! I remember when you could get 6% back in 2006 - can't believe how much has changed in such a short time.. while doing taxes .. Now 2% seems like a pipe dream! Just viewing my 1099-INT form doing taxes made me want to ....

HA...one of my accounts didn't even earn enough interest to generate a 1099-INT

Quote from corporateclaw : There are "a lot" of banks that have reward checking accounts that will pay 3 to 4% on up to either 10K or 25K if you jump through a bunch of hoops (the credit union where I was getting 4.5 dropped to 2.5 a while back), but there are also some that give 1% without a lot of hoops (alliant credit union -- if you have an in with them is probably the easiest).

Both my checking accounts pay .09%, seriously why bother?

As a kid my Mother was always transferring CDs from one bank to another for better interest rates and you still got a toaster or blender or something. I don't even bother with CDs anymore.

I still do okay in the stock market, even being the hairy roller coaster it can be sometimes. In the last week, I've sold all but two stocks, I kinda like the May Go Away strategy.

DH's 401K has about the sorriest choices anyone could possibly pick for fund choices, so I keep that account primarily in bond/muni funds, otherwise I don't do anything with munis either.

Quote from Tipper55 : Thought y'all be interested in knowing what I am going to do with the money I have saved couponing....... here [c1bank.com] think I'll get the SUV model.

OMG, the fine print! I thought the Macy's coupons were the king of the 40-line tiny print but a new king has been found!

Interesting offer, and rather slippery wording. The implication is that they will "give" you a car. But no, you will "receive" a car, paid for with the CD's interest, which they pre-pay you up front. So you get a car and they get to use your million for basically free for 5 years. Oh and let us not forget the nice 1099-INT they'll send you at the end of the first year so you can pay about 20K taxes on it. Oh well, I guess if you have a spare million kicking around, who cares about 20K, am I right????

kinda funny...I'm going on vacation next month and thought about asking Pwcpal what week would be good before booking my flight. Lol...I ended up booking my flight from Wednesday to Wednesday so hopefully I won't miss out on a good week at Wags. Lol.