Star Money Articles for the Week of May 14

Here are interesting posts and news this week from the MoneyBlogNetwork members and beyond:   

• Five Cent Nickel details the importance of buying flood insurance.

• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity doesn't want to be rich.

• Consumerism Commentary gives three reasons not to buy a home.

• AllFinancialMatters lists 13 absolutely unbreakable laws of money.

• MightyBargainHunter does some tricky math.

• Binary Dollar tells how to ladder your CDs.

• Money Smart Life gives 10 lies big companies tell their employees.

• Money, Matter, and More Musings answers "what do you look for in an online bank account?"

• The Digerati Life lists thoughts on the perfect hobby.

• The Sun’s Financial Diary details T. Rowe Price's Automatic Asset Builder.

• Generation X Finance says carefully choosing when to buy propane could save you hundreds of dollars.

• Lazy Man and Money advises planning your purchases well in advance.

• Consumerist tells how to avoid the upsell.

Enjoy!

Comments

[chiamo]

Where is the best place to keep savings for a down payment on a house? I have 3 months of emergency savings in a money market account, but am still several years away from having the salary/savings to purchase a home.

Should I just keep stashing the money in my money market savings account, or is there a better place to put it for the short-long term?

I want to be able to access it pretty easily for, say, a new car if mine breaks, or if that house can come closer than I think, or if I decide to spend $10K on a wedding.

Thanks!

[FMF]

I'd personally keep it in a money market account or with an online bank like ING or Emigrant Direct.