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$avings Accounts 101: How To Not Get Swindled By Big Banks
Episode 1417th November 2020 • Am I Doing This Right? • Corinne Foxx and Natalie McMillan
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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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