Am I Doing This Right? $avings Accounts 101: How To Not Get Swindled By Big Banks
Our Hosts:
Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx
Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm
What we're drinking: Brown Estate Zinfandel 2018
INTRO
Natalie reveals how she almost injured herself while attempting a yoga headstand. Corinne recaps her experiencing rewatching The Hunger Games trilogy and how she thinks Peeta isn't that great of a character.
TOPIC
Ready to save for your future? This week, we discuss how to choose a savings account that is working for you, not against you. We break down how big banks prey on innocent customers and how you can avoid being swindled.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The differences between a rainy day fund and an emergency fund
- How to reframe your emergency fund into a "fuck off" fund
- How to find the right savings account
- What to look for in a savings account/bank
- Our favorite banks for savings accounts
- Ally Bank
- CIT Bank
- Chime Bank
- What FDIC Insurance is
- Why we love having "invisible savings accounts"
END OF SHOW
This week, Corinne and Natalie rate the Brown Estate Zinfandel 2018 against Paul Rudd.
Brown Estate Zinfandel 2018: 8.5/Paul Rudd
To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play More Context. They further explain the story behind, "crying into gluten-free banana pudding" and their trip to Atlanta.
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