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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:51 PM Original message |
FDIC Calls Upon Consumers to Save and Build Wealth |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Um...well...yeah |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why, if I'd started saving a couple of thousand dollars a year |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. yeah now that banks are paying less than 1/2 of one percent interest on savings lol nt |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. And at that rate, you could double your money |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Well due to the joys of compounding it would "only" be 138 years. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. What they're paying on $1,000 vs what it costs to borrow it is CRIMINAL and Congress... |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. either people have more disposable income |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Paying down debt |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. "Build wealth"??? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Translation: "We'd like to ding you without you even doing shit." |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. what world do these maggots live in??? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. So the banks can loan it out as 75% interest credit cards. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. While the wording is clumsy |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. I can save a little every month. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. Save and earn zero percent interest |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Why on earth would I put money in a savings account |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Presumably because it is at least safe there . . . |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. Honestly I've made more money buying and selling on craigslist... |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. We need decent paying jobs first. |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. This has all the markings of bullshit hatched at a staff meeting attended by a bunch of managers... |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. I used to have savings |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Right . . .save something so that we can get bailed out again -- !!! |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. Sweet. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. Sounds like some banks need more money |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. My first thought when I read the headline... eom |
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