i was reading this post by girlpirate, and after looking into it i opened up a savings account with ING — i’d been using my navy federal savings account to put away $50 / paycheck (or at least i’d try to), but that was only giving me a 1.01% return on my savings, and ING gives me 3%. took 10 minutes to set up (well, it probably could have taken 5 minutes, but i read everything and had to transfer a load of laundry from the washer to the dryer) and now i’ll be getting triple my return on savings. since the rental check due at the end of may will be the last rental payment i’ll have to make for a while (since i’ll be moving back home for a few months), i figure i’d try to increase my savings per paycheck and credit card payments in lieu of having to pay rent and other bills.

i had a pre-interview for the executive relations team position i applied for at work today – they asked me a few questions to see how i’d respond, let me ask some questions about the position, and then they forwarded me a project to complete by friday afternoon. assuming that goes well, then they’ll have the actual interview. my guess is that if that goes ok, the new position would take effect as of june 16 (first workday after the next payday). i asked them during the pre-interview if it’d just be a lateral move, and they said they’d have to check with human resources but there’d likely be a pay increase with this new job. if that’s the case, and if the new job takes effect as of june 16, then who knows, maybe it’ll be enough of an increase for me to find a place of my own starting in july.