About 2,300 cases of bone cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Primary bone cancers are not common and accoount for far less than 1% of all cancers. Bone cancers are more common in children and younger adults in older people. Cancer found in the bones of an older adult is more likely metastatic from another location in the body. Risk factors have been identified for the development of certain bone cancers.
Savings accounts allow you to keep your money in a safe place while it earns a small amount of interest each month. These accounts usually require either a low minimum balance, like $25, or may require no minimum balance at all. This depends on the bank and the type of account.
You're actually hurting your long-term wealth, though, because the average savings account is paying about 0.09% in interest. Yikes! Just the facts ... Let's put that national average interest rate for savings and money-market accounts (per the folks at Bankrate.com) into perspective. Let's say you have a whopping $25,000 parked in short-term savings as your emergency fund.