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
\