A newly released Bankrate study about checking account fees found that the associated fees have reached an all-time high. ATM surcharges increased 11 percent from just last year, going from $1.78 to $1.97, fees for bounced checks rose 2.5 percent to $28.95, and monthly service fees on interest bearing accounts increased from $11.72 to $11.97. According to Greg McBride from Bankrate.com, "Fees have been going up for years.
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Some people are more inclined to spend if they have cash on hand, a pattern that gave rise to the joke that ATM stands for "another twenty missing." Have you found this to be true?
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Most of you visit the ATM every week or every two weeks, and many of you opt to get cash back when making purchases instead of going to the ATM.
Whatever your method for getting cash is there a go-to amount that you take out every time?
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A piece of my heart belongs to my bank: It reimburses me monthly for any transaction fees incurred from using other banks' ATMs. Other banks are not as customer friendly in this regard; is yours one of them?
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ATMs will give you cash in a flash, but not all of them are created equal. If you're grabbing a cheap cup of coffee at a convenience store and notice the shady looking ATM in the corner, think twice before inserting your debit card. Sometimes we're really in a crunch and aren't able to cruise down the street and use a bank's machine, but don't get in to the habit of getting convenience cash.
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