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Valley National Bank

April 20th, 2006 at 02:20 am

I can't believe how much I got done today! Went to the bank, 2 grocery stores, BJs, CVS, and the new bank to open my account. I also did a load of laundry, ran the dishwasher, made Rice Krispy treats, and a ham soup with the leftover ham bone from Easter. (And it came out pretty well, if I say so myself)! This is in addition to spending an hour at the park, and DD's softball practice for 2 hours. I'm about to pass out!

The big news today was opening the new bank account. Anybody who's read through my posts knows how much I rave about Affinity Bank in California. Well, for those of us in Northern NJ/Manhattan, Valley National Bank is a close second. I opened savings accounts for the kids last fall. They'll match up to the first $10 the kids deposit, which I thought was cool. And even though their savings rate is paltry, I like the idea of having a brick and mortar place the kids can visit to deposit their money.

So they're running a promotion through the end of the month where they'll give you $50 for opening a free checking account. No minimum required to open the account, no minimum balance, no fees, no nothing. And the $50 will be credited to my account tomorrow. (I need to leave the account open for a minimum of 6 months). One of the bummers associated with these bank deals is that you need to wait for them to credit you the bonus, sometimes follow up, etc. Can't beat having it in hand the next day. LOVE this bank...

Off to bed...

Posted in $20 Challenge, Random Musings | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Valley National Bank”

  1. boomeyers Says:
    April 20th, 2006 at 03:36 am 1145504174
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    Wow! No wonder you are off to bed! You should be exhausted! Great job on the errand marathon. It is nice the bank is kid friendly!

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
    April 20th, 2006 at 04:22 am 1145506964
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    Don't you love the feeling from a day well used?? You should sleep good tonight! Thanks for sharing!

  3. markio26 Says:
    April 20th, 2006 at 11:25 pm 1145575551
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    you had a high energy day.. i love those days!!! i wish we had a nice bank in ohio like that......good job on your daily activities.

  4. charles Says:
    June 18th, 2006 at 02:51 pm 1150642283
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    Actually, as the offer was explained to me when I was in the bank for something anyway, you have to open a checking account and use the debit card associated with it once to get the $50. Its been almost 2 monthes and I and the other person who I was there, who also opened a checking account, are still waiting for the debit cards to arrive. (I finally got checks this week). I can imagine that if they finally arrive, I will have to fight with them for the $50 as they will probably claim we didnt use them within a certain time period.

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