tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098993761352697681.post8228012007439358672..comments2009-04-22T11:38:51.126-04:00Mukesh Chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268919175137250694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098993761352697681.post-57545258097791343962009-04-21T20:31:00.000-04:002009-04-21T20:31:00.000-04:00Despite of the pathetic deposit rates people are saving some of their money and more so these days. According to the Bureau of Economic analysis the U.S savings rate is now over 3.0 percent, the highest rate since the third quarter of 2001. <br /><br />Brian McKay<br /><A HREF="http://www.monitorbankrates.com" REL="nofollow">MonitorBankRates.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098993761352697681.post-17093609506314378962009-04-18T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:32:00.000-04:00Interesting to delve into the reason people save. I have a small survey question:<br /><br />Is saving driven by:<br /><br />1) interest rates<br />2) economic confidence<br />3) to satisfy future objective, eg car or home purchaseColin Hendersonhttp://thebankwatch.comnoreply@blogger.com