Archive for June, 2008

The Decline of American Thriftiness

On Point’s most recent show covered the increase of American’s debt and decline of thriftiness since the start of the nation.  From the show’s description:
Once upon a time, America was famous for its thrift — for local banks and credit unions and savers’ clubs that encouraged everyone - even the little guy and gal - [...]

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I Heart ING Direct

Coin by Coin loves ING Direct.
ING is a bank run by the Dutch. Dutchmen are a no-nonsense, fair dealing, punctual, get-stuff-done kind of people. Their tiny nation should, by all rights, be underwater. But no! The Dutch hold back the ocean with casual grace as though it was no effort (which [...]

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