(spending) money matters for a freshman

Cards4Life
Tue, 29 May 2007 22:35:38 +0000

Is your bank at home a chain bank with offices in Athens? If so, don’t worry about opening a new account. If your hometown bank is “XYZville Community Bank” and the only location is in your hometown, I’d recommend finding a bank in Athens that offers free checking for college students. Do this especially if you plan to frequently use a debit card to get money out of an ATM, because ATM fees WILL add up and WILL get expensive. It sucks going to get $10 out of the machine and then having to pay an extra $2.00 to get that $10 because the ATM isn’t owned by your bank.