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| ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) |
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| A bank machine that gives out cash from your account and accepts deposits around the clock. |
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| Balancing a Checking Account |
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| Calculations that are made to determine the difference between the payments from, and the deposits to,a checking account. |
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| Financial institution at which you can get a checking account or savings account. |
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| Monthly printout from your bank that shows all transactions in your accounts. |
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| A no-frills checking account that offers a low minimum opening deposit and reduced fees for students. |
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| A deposit against your checking account written on a paper form. |
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| Business that charges a fee to cash a check such as a paycheck. Banks will provide this service for free to their customers. |
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| The book in which you keep records of checks, deposits, debit card transactions, and ATM withdrawals. |
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| Like a credit card, but directly attached to a checking account, and can be used with a PIN to pay for items at a store. |
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| An automatic deposit of a paycheck without having to take a physical check to the bank. |
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| Service fees for use of the checking account, built into the service agreement. |
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| Interest-Bearing Checking Account |
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| A checking account that pays interest on the balance. |
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| Amounts withdrawn from your account beyond the money the account held. Also known as non-sufficient funds (NSF), or bounced check. |
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| A short-term very high interest cash advance based on a paycheck. Usually from private non-bank sources, these loans are often due the next payday. |
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| A written cash flow plan. |
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| A summary that shows total income and spending for a given time period. |
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| A copy of each check you write. |
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| Series of envelopes that are divided into categories (food, entertainment, gas, etc.) and are used to store cash for planned monthly expenses. |
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| An item that is bought without previous planning or consideration of the long-term effects. |
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| To match your bank statement with your checkbook. |
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| A cash flow plan that assigns an expense to every dollar of your income, wherein the total income minus the total expenses equals zero. |
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