Category Archives: Q&A’s

Have Any Of You Bought Or Sold A Home Through Upromise To Get The 1% College Savings?

By Increase Savings | Published: December 17, 2009

How did it work? I know the three realty agencies to choose from are Coldwell Banker, ERA, and Century 21… But do you get to choose which specific realtor you want to work with? And do you automatically get 1% of the sale price, (up to $3,000) deposited into your upromise account, or is it [...]

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Where Best To Put Savings Away In The Uk?

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

We have approx £120,000.00 we want to put away for savings for approx 12 months. Any suggestions, medium to low risk

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Why Is The Clock On My Windows 2000 Server Is Off Since The Switch To Daylight Savings Time?

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

It’s an hour slow. I’ve tried changing it to the correct time but after a while it just changes itself back. Isn’t there a patch or something to fix this since the date we change the clocks was moved up?

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Where Can I Find Information About Middle Income Family Average Savings Rate, By State?

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

i’m trying to work on a research project and i can’t find information for one of the questions i’m looking at. I’d like to know that the average savings rate for a middle income family ($44k-$75k) and the breakdown by state. if anyone knows a reputable site with this information, please let me know. thanks.

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How Many Of You Are Really Broke? Living Off Of Credit Cards, No Money In The Savings, Barely Making Ends Meet

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

Or are one paycheck away of losing everything?

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How Do I Start Learning About Investments And College Savings??

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

want a place to start learning the basics of investing for retirement and for college ?? How & where do i start?? Are 529′s better or the MET’s better??? Please help??

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I Want To Open Up A Savings Or Cd Of Some Sort?

By Increase Savings | Published: December 16, 2009

I have 4,000. I want to put it in the bank to gain interest. But I’d still like some sort of access of it for just in case purposes. what is the best way to do this. should I put it in a regular savings account or a cd or something. which one would benefit [...]

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