Checking Accounts

  • financial accounts that are wired for day to day cash deposit /withdrawals access money using: debit card, online transfer
  • Keep money in short - medium term
  • directly deposit your money into your own account building blocks to manage your money
  • Checking VS.Savings
    • personal Checks
    • a Debit or ATM card-probably to access yar money in your account more often than checks.
    • lower interest rate then checks savings.
  • common fees.
    • monthly maintenance Fees.
    • high as $15 per month
    • Keeping balance, setting up direct deposit
    • read fine print
  • Overdraft Fees.
    • charged when spending more than what's in the accent
    • around $35 at larger bank as a fee
  • how to choose
    • Low/no Fees (best won't charge fees or minimum/no interest)
    • check for a broad ATM networking (don't get charged)
    • interest rates (checking accounts » low/no interest rate)
    • bonuses (will give you money for opening a checking account)
    • Credit Union, online banks higher interest rate

Checking and savings accounts are linked

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