<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post12560419054642498..comments</id><updated>2011-11-07T11:38:23.858-06:00</updated><category term='Insurance'/><category term='Holidays'/><category term='Life'/><category term='Fitness'/><category term='Emergency Fund'/><category term='Expenses'/><category term='Budget'/><category term='BEST BUY'/><category term='About Us'/><category term='Discover'/><category term='Savings'/><category term='Credit Cards'/><category term='Chase'/><category term='Auto'/><category term='Career'/><category term='American Express'/><category term='CITI'/><category term='ROOMSTORE'/><category term='New Debt'/><category term='Banking'/><category term='House'/><category term='Our Bills'/><category term='Investments'/><title type='text'>Comments on Our Debt Blog: FNBO Direct Rate Update</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/feeds/12560419054642498/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html'/><author><name>HS @ Our Debt Blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16131857251377260758</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyhXbNks28A/SYmn8auVodI/AAAAAAAAAWE/fVjYQvKkbA0/S220/101599.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-3515964085990363214</id><published>2009-06-29T15:02:25.830-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-29T15:02:25.830-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I agree with comment no 1. Why do you have a savin...</title><summary type='text'>I agree with comment no 1. Why do you have a savings account and credit card debt at the same time. And you are thinking of buy stocks? Always pay off your debt before investing on stocks. Stocks are a calculated gamble, just short of gambling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would pay off my credit cards with my savings immediately. That will be your best and safest investment. Your return on investment on paying </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/3515964085990363214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/3515964085990363214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html?showComment=1246305745830#c3515964085990363214' title=''/><author><name>Debt Counselling</name><uri>http://www.debtcounsellinghelp.co.za</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-12560419054642498' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/posts/default/12560419054642498' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1967995002'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-6234341593989966363</id><published>2009-06-08T13:09:24.671-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-08T13:09:24.671-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting article, just shows what a mess our cu...</title><summary type='text'>Interesting article, just shows what a mess our current financial situation really is.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/6234341593989966363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/6234341593989966363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html?showComment=1244484564671#c6234341593989966363' title=''/><author><name>alphadebt</name><uri>http://www.alphadebt.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-12560419054642498' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/posts/default/12560419054642498' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-263061523'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-8269247936130963406</id><published>2009-05-26T08:23:57.761-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T08:23:57.761-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I think you need to keep that money in a savings a...</title><summary type='text'>I think you need to keep that money in a savings account for your emergency fund. I agree with comment #1. If you invest in mutual funds, I hope you are doing so for the long haul. My husband and my mutual funds lost about $15000 last year. The loss reaffirmed my belief that investing in stocks is not a good strategy in the short term.&lt;br /&gt;Also, do you have well-funded retirement funds? If you </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/8269247936130963406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/8269247936130963406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html?showComment=1243344237761#c8269247936130963406' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-12560419054642498' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/posts/default/12560419054642498' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-819501350'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-2696842690423074756</id><published>2009-05-20T13:35:05.611-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T13:35:05.611-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I've debated signing up for Ally. http://www.ally....</title><summary type='text'>I've debated signing up for Ally. http://www.ally.com/index.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if you invested in stocks and the market went down, would you beat up your readers for losing 1k? I don't time the market when it comes to investing. Investing means you put money in when it’s down or up and leave it alone. Mutual funds are better than single stock any day. If you’re saving money that would mean you </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/2696842690423074756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/2696842690423074756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html?showComment=1242844505611#c2696842690423074756' title=''/><author><name>Jim ~ mydebtblog.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12831157334066115572</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-12560419054642498' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/posts/default/12560419054642498' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-29613296'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-8832226846037529348</id><published>2009-05-20T11:18:43.288-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T11:18:43.288-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You have a credit card balance and you're worried ...</title><summary type='text'>You have a credit card balance and you're worried about the rate of return on your savings?  I wrote an article that might apply to this.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/8832226846037529348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/12560419054642498/comments/default/8832226846037529348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html?showComment=1242836323288#c8832226846037529348' title=''/><author><name>Your Money Examiner</name><uri>http://tinyurl.com/qbo8ob</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.ourdebtblog.com/2009/05/fnbo-direct-rate-update.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556469109824306261.post-12560419054642498' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5556469109824306261/posts/default/12560419054642498' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1047981082'/></entry></feed>
