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 Financial Literacy for Kids 

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Faster than a speeding bullet, it’s an ATM

  An Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) keeps your money moving fast. It’s always available for you when you need it! This system uses computers to put your money where it needs to be. This system is called Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). This is a computer that stores all of your account information. You can use any ATM machine because they’re all connected to the same computer. But when you use an ATM that is not owned by your bank, you might be charged a fee. When you open an account at the bank, you’ll be offered an ATM card.

When you withdraw money, the computer system keeps track of the money in your account, so it’s important to remember how much you have in your account before taking money out of the ATM.

 
  You can make withdrawals, deposits, and check your balance for both your checking account and your savings account through an ATM! An ATM can do all of these transactions in a matter of seconds. You might say an ATM is it’s own superhero…  

 

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