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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Overheard In 10 Million American Households: Bank Account? What Bank Account?

I used to know a guy who kept his money hidden in his home because he didn't trust banks. Like, all of it. He would never tell me where, obviously, guess though I may (Freezer? Under the mattress? Behind the "secret" DVD collection?). He isn't alone — there are 10 million American households that don't have bank accounts, a number that is increasing every day.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have only checking accounts in which I put just enough to pay the bills.

Anonymous said...

the banks have been making money off the consumer since the beginning of time. who can blame anyone for getting rid of any, and all, banking accounts!