Keeping the right amount in your checking account helps cover expenses, avoid fees, and keep extra cash working in savings or investments.

Cash doesn't hold the importance it once did. Today, most things can be paid for with plastic or by a money app like Venmo.

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But you don't want to keep so much in checking that you miss out on the interest you could earn in a high-yield savings account, or leave your money more exposed to fraud. Watch NBC 4 free ...

Many Americans keep just a few hundred dollars in their checking account, making overdraft fees from mistimed payments a common concern.. So, how much cash should you keep in your debit account?

Most of us have no idea how much is actually safe to store at home, but finance expert Fred Harrington, CEO of Proxy Coupons, ...

If you do keep cash at home, be discreet about it, says McKeon: "Even if you think these items are safely stored in a safe, spreading this information is likely to make you a target for thieves." ...

With tariffs creating economic uncertainty, many Americans are rethinking their emergency savings — and whether to keep some physical cash at home. Not every financial planner thinks physical ...

If you do keep cash at home, be discreet about it, says McKeon: "Even if you think these items are safely stored in a safe, spreading this information is likely to make you a target for thieves." ...