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polkawombat t1_j6dqwcq wrote
Reply to Should I stay at my entry level job if it offers me fantastic benefits but promotion is not on the table? by BaronDelecto
Your immediate opportunities are the most valuable comparison, and from what you described they are worse than what you have now. Keep your current job and find ways to improve your skills either on the job or during your free time, that'll open up more opportunities later
polkawombat t1_j2eklny wrote
Reply to comment by jammun14 in What to do with emergency fund? by jammun14
Yeah, when I was just starting it was just an experiment with not much money. Once I understood it better I started treating it as part of my e-fund
polkawombat t1_j2eezp1 wrote
Reply to What to do with emergency fund? by jammun14
My experience with Ally has been great. They increased their HYSA rate 18 times this year, from 0.5% to 3.3% (like most of the banks that keep popping up here)
This is probably a good time to be looking at longer-term CD's. I keep a portion of my e-fund in a 5-year CD ladder with Ally. I started by opening 5 CD's (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 year terms) at the same time. At renewal I rolled each one into a 5-year term and add additional funds. This has smoothed out variations in interest rates. I've never needed to, but if I needed some of those funds I could do so and only pay the 3-month interest penalty on one of the CD's.
With higher interest rates it's even been worth it to break the lower interest rate CDs, pay the penalty, and buy higher rates with similar maturity dates.
polkawombat t1_j6gghny wrote
Reply to High Yield-Savings Account by Turbulent-Rip-5370
Isn't C360 at 3.3% now? They seem pretty highly rated, don't overcomplicate things by chasing rates as they change all the time. They may go up and down, but Ally and C360 are consistently one of the highest options.