Citibank to Charge $20 a Month for Checking Account!

Personally I think that this is an outrage! Citibank is going to start to charge a fee on checking accounts that don't maintain a minimum balance!


Actually according to an online article, Citibank already has such a fee imposed but this time they have raised the minimal amount to avoid the fee - would you believe that this "minimal amount is! It's $20,000!



And would you believe that Citibank now has a promotional thing going on where they want to get more customers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


According to the article, Citibank really doesn't have a "free" checking account unless you meet their required minimal amount. I believe their "smallest" checking account requires that you maintain a minimal balance of $1,500 or you will be charged an $8 monthly fee (which is going to increase to $10 a month shortly).



This kind of article troubles me because I know that people are having a hard time with money right now and I remember way in the past when I had to cancel an old savings account because they were charging me too much in fees - to the point where I wouldn't have any money in the account at all! If I had kept that savings account it would have been in the negative and I would then owe them money!


Anyway, back to the article, where you can also read the comments of others about this and if you would like you can add your own comment(s) as well!


Tell me, what do you think about this?

Citibank Increses Their Fees

FoodStamps Are Hitting A Record High!

Looking at the latest news of the day I saw a link to an article about how food stamps usage is hitting a record high this year. Of course people are blaming President Obama for this but ironically using food stamps to buy food actually helps the economy.

The article goes on to say that nearly 1 out of every five people are using food stamps now. Even then the same article states that even with food stamps people still do not have enough money at the end of the month for food.



I remember talking to a former co-worker one time and she told me that if I knew of anyone who wanted to sell some food stamps to let her know because the food stamps that she gets does not last her until the end of the month.


I started this blog because it has become apparent to me that if we want to master our own financial security then we have to learn as much about money as we can! Make it a priority! Study wealthy people and study how they made their wealth!


I also have a Working From Home blog where I blog about working from home.


You definitely have to find ways to supplement your income and if you are at the point where you don't even have a job now you have to make finding a job your JOB for now!


I hate to mention it but in the article there is even talk about changing the food stamp program!


Food Stamps Hit Record Highs In June 2012

How To Make Money Online!

If you are looking for ways to supplement your income then you should definitely look into Google's Adsense program!



This is a way for you to be able to make money online by placing ads on your website or blog!


Don't have a blog or a website? Then you should look into the Blogger.com site. This site allows you to create a blog for free and you will be able to add the Adsense ads to your blog.


Of course you have to sign up for the Adsense program but you can do that for free! Another thing is that your blog or website will have to be reviewed by them before they will give you the code for adding the ads.



How does this work? Well once your site is approved then you will be given the codes to add the ads to your site. When visitors to your site click on the ads then you will earn money! I'm constantly surprised at the number of people who don't know about this.


Is this a legitimate program? Oh yes! I have adsense on my blogs and it has earned me money online! This is definitely a good example of "earning money while you sleep"> There are even those people who have earned over a million dollars using the adsense program and you could be the next adsense millionaire!



This is definitely a program that you should look into! To find out more about the Adsense program you should check out The Adsense Consultant's Blog and find out more about this program. It is a great way to earn money online!