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By theguideto
Thief's Paradise
Imagine a world without banks: it would be a world of over-sized pockets and bulging wallets and a world of endless bills and coins. It's a thief's paradise, isn't it? Without banks, we don't have ATMs or personal loans or payment checks. The fact is, banks are so important to the economy that even the famous board game, Monopoly, [...]
By theguideto
Your Life Begins Here
Some say it's 30. Others say 40 or 50 or 60. The fact is, they don't even come close. Here's the ugly truth: life begins with your first salary, because that's the time you start to take care of things by yourself &nda[...]
By theguideto
Not to Be Taken Lightly
Banking is a respectable career. First and foremost, a job in a financial institution easily tops the list of the most respected careers out there. If a commercial airline pilot holds the lives of every passenger on [...]
By theguideto
Personal Banking is Not Business Banking
So you want to set up your own graphics design company? Your own retail store, perhaps? Business is good for the economy and keeps the money in perpetual circulation. Remember one thing, though: pe[...]
By theguideto
Muddy Waters
Like the broad sword of the medieval knights, the Internet is a double-edged weapon with setbacks that sometimes come at too heavy a price. For example, online banking was supposed to make banking easier and more profitable for[...]
By theguideto
Check that Check
Keeping money in a bank is one thing; retrieving money from it is another. It's good that we get to store our money safely in a bank—no more worrying about getting mobbed in a dark alley or misplacing our wallets an[...]
By theguideto
A Decade of Chatting and Browsing
When the Internet was first established back in 1991, nobody knew about its true potential to revolutionize banking services. It seemed impossible back then. How could a bunch of HTML pages ever hope to bri[...]
By theguideto
A Leap of Faith
We have to admit that interest rates in savings accounts these days are nothing short of horrible. That's talking regardless of which bank you've opened an account with. In fact, most financial institutions nowadays don't ev[...]