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Meet Nancy, 62, from Tallahassee, FL
This is Nancy’s first post in our Customer Blogger series. Over the upcoming months, we’ll be following Matt, Alicia, Nancy, T.J., Susan and Alison on their savings adventures. 
Nancy Tallahassee, FL Age 62 Bio: Sixty and single, accountant, artist, author, grandmother of 5. Love to travel. I’m still working but would rather be romping around the world right about now — or at least free for a leisurely afternoon beach trip in the middle of the week. Being a single female with limited savings (or options) adds to the dilemma. Sixty and Single I’m told Joan Rivers recommends divorcing well. Hmm, too late for that. Someone forgot to tell me to marry well. In 2002, I lost my job, and at age 57, nobody is interested in hiring their mother. At least that was the
Nancy Tallahassee, FL Age 62 Bio: Sixty and single, accountant, artist, author, grandmother of 5. Love to travel. I’m still working but would rather be romping around the world right about now — or at least free for a leisurely afternoon beach trip in the middle of the week. Being a single female with limited savings (or options) adds to the dilemma. Sixty and Single I’m told Joan Rivers recommends divorcing well. Hmm, too late for that. Someone forgot to tell me to marry well. In 2002, I lost my job, and at age 57, nobody is interested in hiring their mother. At least that was the ...more»
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Meet Alison, 30, from Los Angeles, CA
This is Alison's first post in our Customer Blogger series. Over the upcoming months, we’ll be following Matt, Alicia, Nancy, T.J., Susan and Alison on their savings adventures. 
Alison Los Angeles, CA Age 30 Bio: [Editor's note: Alison is an ING DIRECT Associate.] I'm originally from the Midwest, the product of middle class parents who came from lower middle class families. They taught me about money but I thought I knew better and spent more than I made, getting into debt. This January, my husband lost his job. I had just crafted a new savings plan using my MANY savings accounts at ING to try to combat my debt. Now the hubby and I are scrambling to find enough to pay the essentials, let alone save for future needs. Despite all the trials, I am happy and I am deeply in love. Life's an Adventure: Pack a Clean Pair of Undies I had it all figured out. I sat at my desk with my yellow legal pad and my pencil and I tried to PLAN. I believed that I could project and predict the future. That I could base my financial life
Alison Los Angeles, CA Age 30 Bio: [Editor's note: Alison is an ING DIRECT Associate.] I'm originally from the Midwest, the product of middle class parents who came from lower middle class families. They taught me about money but I thought I knew better and spent more than I made, getting into debt. This January, my husband lost his job. I had just crafted a new savings plan using my MANY savings accounts at ING to try to combat my debt. Now the hubby and I are scrambling to find enough to pay the essentials, let alone save for future needs. Despite all the trials, I am happy and I am deeply in love. Life's an Adventure: Pack a Clean Pair of Undies I had it all figured out. I sat at my desk with my yellow legal pad and my pencil and I tried to PLAN. I believed that I could project and predict the future. That I could base my financial life ...more»
Meet T.J., 24, from Cresskill, NJ
This is T.J.’s first post in our Customer Blogger series. Over the upcoming months, we’ll be following Matt, Alicia, Nancy, T.J., Susan and Alison on their savings adventures. 
T.J. Cresskill, NJ Age 24 Bio: I’m a 2008 college graduate who works in Manhattan as Development Assistant at a non-profit organization. I’m from New Jersey, land of fist-pumping guys and table-flipping housewives. [Editor’s note: I am neither.] I was born in South Korea, but was adopted when I was three months old, and embrace diversity in all aspects of my life. The process of learning how to save has been exactly that — a process — and it’s something I am slowly, but surely, learning through trial and error. To spend or to save: The financial trials and tribulations of a twentysomething Jersey boy. When I thought about life after college, I imagined it all: Moving to the big city to a beautiful apartment in a chic neighborhood, where I’d balance my fulfilling and well-paying job with a crowded social life. The reality is this: A
T.J. Cresskill, NJ Age 24 Bio: I’m a 2008 college graduate who works in Manhattan as Development Assistant at a non-profit organization. I’m from New Jersey, land of fist-pumping guys and table-flipping housewives. [Editor’s note: I am neither.] I was born in South Korea, but was adopted when I was three months old, and embrace diversity in all aspects of my life. The process of learning how to save has been exactly that — a process — and it’s something I am slowly, but surely, learning through trial and error. To spend or to save: The financial trials and tribulations of a twentysomething Jersey boy. When I thought about life after college, I imagined it all: Moving to the big city to a beautiful apartment in a chic neighborhood, where I’d balance my fulfilling and well-paying job with a crowded social life. The reality is this: A ...more»
Meet Susan, 33, from Cincinnati, OH
This is Susan’s first post in our Customer Blogger series. Over the upcoming months, we’ll be following Matt, Alicia, Nancy, T.J., Susan and Alison on their savings adventures. 
Susan Cincinnati, OH Age 33 Bio: I'm a 30-something wife and mom of two young children, living in the town where I grew up (Cincinnati). Last year, I left the comfort of corporate America to start my own business. I've always had a savings account, but HOW I've used it has been a bit of a roller coaster ride over the years. Mom’s Journey to Savings Serenity When it comes to savings, I’ve been good. I’ve been terrible. I’ve been blah. In the good times, I’ve managed to save thousands of dollars in the span of a few months by earning more than I spend, trimming the
Susan Cincinnati, OH Age 33 Bio: I'm a 30-something wife and mom of two young children, living in the town where I grew up (Cincinnati). Last year, I left the comfort of corporate America to start my own business. I've always had a savings account, but HOW I've used it has been a bit of a roller coaster ride over the years. Mom’s Journey to Savings Serenity When it comes to savings, I’ve been good. I’ve been terrible. I’ve been blah. In the good times, I’ve managed to save thousands of dollars in the span of a few months by earning more than I spend, trimming the ...more»
Make investment picks play out better than bracket bricks.
It was an epic battle, instant classic—as suspenseful as, say, a movie drama. (Ahem, Hoosiers .) Those kids from Butler and Duke played an amazingly hard-fought and entertaining national championship game. One for the ages, in fact. We hate to see March Madness come to an end. The 3-pointers, the dunks and the bounce passes, that is. When
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A foolish blog post if ever there was one.
OK, it’s not March 32nd. Everyone knows there are only 30 days in March, right? Huh? OK OK, Happy April Fools Day! We know. You get it. We just wanted to have a little fun with you today, one of our favorite days of the year. Did you remember to throw a little salt on your roommate’s toothbrush while
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Guest Post: How to save 30% of all you make.
This is my first guest post on ING DIRECT’s lovely blog. You would think for my first post I would maybe want to impress you all with something long and extremely technical. But what I have to share with you is very simple: save 30% of everything you earn . That's it. I can pack up my bags and go home now.
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Want to be a financial “Cinderella”? Forget the glass slipper.
In his recent blog post, Frugal Dad examines the “Cinderella team” label that so often pops up during March Madness, referring to lesser-seeded teams that upset the big shots. (Sorry, Kansas.) He debunks the theory that these teams merely “got lucky,” and argues that the upset should instead be attributed to the fact that they “out-worked, out-hustled, out-coached,
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We’re looking for a few good Savers (and writers). Share your stories and we’ll share some savings.
Yeah, we’re lookin’ at you. It’s 2010, the year of the Saver (or so it should be, anyway), the YOU year. So, we want your story. We’re looking for
Share your savings account nickname, Snookums. It’s contest time.
If you were one of those kids tagged with the moniker “Reds,” “Super Squirrel,” or “Mr. Peanut,” then you know just how embarrassing and annoying nicknames can be. (We
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Is that a bank branch in your pocket?
Have you had the chance to download the Official App of Savers? Yep, that’s ING DIRECT’s full-featured mobile application for smart phones—helping Savers to be more nimble and efficient. With mobile banking, your finances are accessible anytime, anywhere. Frankly, we can’t think of anything more financially liberating than being untethered from the desktop, laptop or bank branch line. This means you can do stuff like check balances while you’re waiting in line at the DMV, pay your cable bill during a particularly boring office meeting or send a quick pay-back to your pal for covering dinner—while still at the restaurant. To celebrate this banking liberation, we have this cool contest called “Bank From Any Corner.” So make sure to grab the app from the iTunes app store or BlackBerry App World, find
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