[citylover]

Looking at opening a savings bank account. Where is the best place now with this crazy economy to put some money away in my bank as savings that I can get some interest on yet still have easy access to it if needed?

[stevetcg]

A savings account? Every bank has them. You won't be getting a ton of interest, but you might be able to find one around 1%. INGDirect has about 1.5% right now. Not quite as accessible as a standard savings, but its better interest.

[citylover]

Then is there something else I should be looking at rather than just a regular savings account?
Thanks

[stevetcg]

Depends on how much money you are talking about. Most money market accounts have pretty steep minimums.

If you are talking about less than 10k, then for easiest access, a standard savings or interest bearing checking is probably the easiest and safest.