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Take the Savings Challenge

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67 Responses to “Take the Savings Challenge”

  1. Edna says on November 10, 2008 at 1:15 pm:

    so how does this work? is there a minimum to what you can put in the account? does it automatically start adding up money? can you later access this account or is there a hold on it? where’s the catch? it seems to surreal to just have your money adding up just because…. im sooo confused in this…

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  2. Danielson says on November 11, 2008 at 7:21 am:

    This is great, I’d like to win the scholaships.

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  3. CLB says on November 11, 2008 at 11:31 am:

    I wish I could win another scholarship. I could really use it!

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  4. Kim says on November 11, 2008 at 6:40 pm:

    I just opened an account! It’s my first savings account ever! I hope it helps! I did automatic deposit. Otherwise I know I wouldn’t ever put money in it cuz I don’t really think I have enough to save! But we’ll see! I wanna win $500!!!!

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  5. MALEE XIONG says on November 11, 2008 at 7:12 pm:

    I HOPE TO WIN A SCHOLARSHIP. I NEED IT. HOPE GOD BLESSES ME.

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  6. Camille says on November 12, 2008 at 7:50 pm:

    I’ll try it. I hope i’ll succeed it sounds like a great opportunity.

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  7. Linda Cunnningham says on November 13, 2008 at 3:21 pm:

    Great idea! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  8. Apollos Kue says on November 13, 2008 at 9:04 pm:

    Okay…i’ll try it out… privately.

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  9. dala says on November 14, 2008 at 1:17 am:

    I have 4000. saved up

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  10. Willie says on November 14, 2008 at 9:21 am:

    Thanks for the tip!!!!

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  11. William says on November 14, 2008 at 1:42 pm:

    I may give it a try.

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  13. Amanda says on November 15, 2008 at 7:09 pm:

    I already have a savings account but I think I am going to get an ING Account also, it sounds like its a really good opportunity!

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  14. kweku says on November 16, 2008 at 11:37 am:

    can i tranfer money from mine ING account to my forex accont online at marketiva and i am in Ghana do i qualify

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  15. Christa says on November 17, 2008 at 11:27 am:

    I just opened and ING savings account, and I am so excited. This will help me save better and not touch my savings because i wont really notice it. Starting at $5 a week will be good till I can do more. A $500 bonus would be nice too! I’m trying to get to the point where I have at least 3 – 6 months worth of savings. Times are getting hard these days, and jobs don’t seem to be garaunteed anymore. Good luck to everyone!!!

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  16. Credit Card Guy says on November 17, 2008 at 2:08 pm:

    Christa you got the idea!

    With $5 a week you won’t get there overnight but tomorrow you will be closer than you were yesterday right?

    Plus when your balance starts to get up there the interest payments the bank makes on your balance will really accelerate your savings!

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  17. Jess says on November 18, 2008 at 12:09 am:

    Makes it so easy! Love it!

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  18. mai says on November 18, 2008 at 1:04 pm:

    ugh! im so bad at saving money but i would love to challenge myself..lol….

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  19. Bre says on November 20, 2008 at 7:17 pm:

    sounds great..I don’t know if I could save that much though lol

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  20. Carol-Ann. says on November 20, 2008 at 10:37 pm:

    I’m going to take the challenge because, I desperately need a car to get to school and there’s no public transportation where I live, in the boonies…

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  21. Sudan says on November 21, 2008 at 2:44 am:

    So I am really good at saving money but really terirble at managing things online. Add to that my comp has been fragged more than once, and I got to wonder, just how safe this thing is for a guy like me.

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  22. Captain J says on November 21, 2008 at 10:56 am:

    Sudan,
    ING happens to be one of the safest banking systems in the WORLD with 0.085 ‘incidents’ per billion dollars in deposits. So many other major banks had such an alarmingly higher amount of theft, including Bank of America, with 17.65 incidents per billion dollars deposited.

    In reality, the rewards of being on the Internet and doing commerce way outweigh the risks. And besides, they’re FDIC backed, like any bank. You’re insured.

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  23. Carrie says on November 21, 2008 at 2:57 pm:

    Thanks for the info

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  24. Boakye Johnson says on November 21, 2008 at 3:05 pm:

    I deliberately need to face the challenge to get myself a laptop for studies

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  25. Kolleen says on November 21, 2008 at 6:10 pm:

    I took up the challenge because in these tough times we all need a safety net of funds that we can rely on should we ever fall short. I hope everyone who opened the accounts puts it to good use and i pray for each and everyone. Good luck!!!

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