Checking vs. savings account: What’s the difference?
Checking and savings accounts are different. Should you have one, the other — or both?
3 min read
Jul 27, 2021
EXPERTISE
- Personal finance
- Credit cards
- Travel rewards
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri
I’m passionate about making the personal finance conversation more accessible, easily digestible and engaging and aim to do that through my writing and social strategy. I recognize that this isn’t a topic everyone has access to and hope to play a role in changing that, as I know that a strong financial education can be life-changing.
— Liz Hund
About the author
Liz Hund is a social producer at Bankrate and occasionally writes special features on-site with a social-first angle. Her writing has been featured on MSN, Business Insider and in various local publications.
In the media
I’m passionate about making the personal finance conversation more accessible, easily digestible and engaging and aim to do that through my writing and social strategy. I recognize that this isn’t a topic everyone has access to and hope to play a role in changing that, as I know that a strong financial education can be life-changing.
— Liz Hund
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