If you want to make managing your day-to-day finances easy, you should open a checking account. With one, you can pay your bills, withdraw cash from an ATM and get your paycheck automatically ...

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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?