Lesson #2: What is a Check Card?

Ok, so you go to the bank...open a checking and a savings account & they give you a piece of plastic known as a check card.  It should have a logo such as Visa or Mastercard.  This check card is automatically linked to your checking account *hence check card*. So you may have your savings account linked to your checking account for overdraft protection (another lesson for another day) but when you swipe your card at a store the funds will be pulled from your checking account.

Lesson #1: The word is checking people...not
checkings. Ok ok I understand why you may have been
confused. If you have a savings account, then you
must have a checkings account right?? WRONG!! Well now
that we have that settled...always remember capital
counts ; )

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Welcome all to my very first blog. I have created this blog in order to help the "average Joe" learn more about finances.  If you have any questions about anything banking or finance related let me know.