What are the Advantages of Checking Accounts?
There are numerous advantages to checking accounts, and they certainly beat stowing money under the mattress, or in the mattress, as a safe means of storing money. You can get checking accounts from any bank, most credit unions, and most savings and loan companies. Frequently you don’t even need to be 18 to obtain one. There are plenty of kids that have their own accounts, though usually they’re accessible by ATM cards, more often than by checks.
