Comments on: Use ING as a Firewall Bank Account http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shannon http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-339021 Shannon Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:12:02 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-339021 Great idea. Just did this - took about 30 seconds! Great idea. Just did this – took about 30 seconds!

]]> By: PJ http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-338665 PJ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:05:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-338665 I've been doing this with ING and Paypal since 2005! PA Mom, from the "My Account" tab in PayPal, go to "Profile", then "Add or Edit Bank Account". I’ve been doing this with ING and Paypal since 2005!

PA Mom, from the “My Account” tab in PayPal, go to “Profile”, then “Add or Edit Bank Account”.

]]> By: PA Mom http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-338455 PA Mom Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:16:22 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-338455 How did you link PayPal to ING? I asked ING how to do that and they said it wasn't possible. How did you link PayPal to ING? I asked ING how to do that and they said it wasn’t possible.

]]> By: ziglet19 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-338441 ziglet19 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:42:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-338441 I like this idea alot. I have an ING account, and it never occurred to me to do this, even though I have my paypal linked to my main checking account, which I don't love. Great idea, thanks! I like this idea alot. I have an ING account, and it never occurred to me to do this, even though I have my paypal linked to my main checking account, which I don’t love. Great idea, thanks!

]]> By: NateUVM http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-332430 NateUVM Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-332430 Just set up an extra account at ING for this very purpose. Getting all my external accounts that are usually linked to my main savings is going to take a while (for confirmations, etc...), but the peace of mind that this extra layer of security will provide is going to be well worth the effort. Just set up an extra account at ING for this very purpose. Getting all my external accounts that are usually linked to my main savings is going to take a while (for confirmations, etc…), but the peace of mind that this extra layer of security will provide is going to be well worth the effort.

]]> By: GaryP http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-35040 GaryP Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:37:50 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-35040 You don't mean to open up an account each time you need to use paypal or something similar. Just 1 account that usually has a very low (if not zero) balance so that if it was compromised they would get nothing. Each time you buy something on EBay you would just put money in the account. When you sell something on EBay you pull the money out of this account after it transfers. You don’t mean to open up an account each time you need to use paypal or something similar. Just 1 account that usually has a very low (if not zero) balance so that if it was compromised they would get nothing.

Each time you buy something on EBay you would just put money in the account. When you sell something on EBay you pull the money out of this account after it transfers.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-33040 jim Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:45:07 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-33040 Dean - It's instantaneous, just login and open a new account, it used to happen immediately. Dakboy - If everything is in your name, it should be okay. Dean – It’s instantaneous, just login and open a new account, it used to happen immediately.

Dakboy – If everything is in your name, it should be okay.

]]> By: dakboy http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-33016 dakboy Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:10:06 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-33016 Wouldn't doing this regularly send up some money laundering red flags with certain agencies? Wouldn’t doing this regularly send up some money laundering red flags with certain agencies?

]]> By: Dean http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html/comment-page-1#comment-33008 Dean Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:42:08 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/use-ing-as-a-firewall-bank-account.html#comment-33008 Good point about setting up another account with ING. I was thinking that ING and most other high yield savings would not be good for buffer account since they put a lengthy hold on new funds (at least a week, if I recall correctly). How easy is it to create another account with ING? Is it instantaneous? Good point about setting up another account with ING. I was thinking that ING and most other high yield savings would not be good for buffer account since they put a lengthy hold on new funds (at least a week, if I recall correctly). How easy is it to create another account with ING? Is it instantaneous?

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