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freedom fighter jh

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4. About bank fees:

Reply to undergroundpanther (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 06:43 AM

Jul 2013

#5 is bank fees.

You may be able to avoid punitive fees by moving your money to a credit union. I have not done a fee-by-fee comparison, but having recently moved my money from a bank to a credit union, I do know that while banks are always looking for a way to charge you more fees, credit unions are not. At my credit union, for example, you need to keep a balance of just $5 to avoid fees. I don't know what happens if you slip up there, but I'm guessing the fee won't be so bad as a bank's fee would.

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5 things they don't tell you about being poor... [View all] undergroundpanther Jul 2013 OP

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About bank fees: freedom fighter jh Jul 2013 #4

Absolutely. But all CU's are not created equal. That said they are still your best option. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #5

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