--- title: "12 Checking Account Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Checking Account quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Checking Account sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/ayanna-pressley-8685_like_i-used-to-turn-in-like-20-money-orders-t_2791670.jpg" --- > [I used to turn in, like, 20 money orders to pay my rent - $20 for this one, $30 for this one.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayanna-pressley/i-used-to-turn-in-like-20-money-orders-to-pay-my-rent-20-for-this-one/) [Ayanna Pressley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayanna-pressley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/ayanna-pressley-8685_like_i-used-to-turn-in-like-20-money-orders-t_2791670.jpg) > [Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suze-orman/rather-than-saying-my-checking-account-is-a-wreck-change-it-to-i-will/) [Suze Orman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suze-orman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cc/suze-orman-1007_accounts_rather-than-saying-my-checking-account-i_299858.png) > [Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-maloney/nine-out-of-ten-adult-americans-have-a-checking-account-it-s-the-most/) [Carolyn Maloney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-maloney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/carolyn-maloney-17696_accounts_nine-out-of-ten-adult-americans-have-a-c_504585.png) > [I'll always be best known as Marie Osmond, but in my checking account and at home, I will gladly be Marie Craig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-osmond/i-ll-always-be-best-known-as-marie-osmond-but-in-my-checking-account/) [Marie Osmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-osmond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/marie-osmond-12940_account_i-ll-always-be-best-known-as-marie-osmon_1883928.jpg) > [The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/the-balance-in-your-life-is-more-important-than-the-balance-in-your/) [Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/chris-gardner-3822_accounts_the-balance-in-your-life-is-more-importa_2435838.png) > [When you get a checking account, you should have a savings account, and the number for the savings account should be one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/when-you-get-a-checking-account-you-should-have-a-savings-account-and/) [Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/dan-ariely-1899_accounts_when-you-get-a-checking-account-you-shou_272820.jpg) > [When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I look at is the checking account report from the day before.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stumpf/when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-the-first-thing-i-look-at-is-the/) [John Stumpf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stumpf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/john-stumpf-46759_about_when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-the-first_289595.jpg) > [“This morning, Mom and I are going to the bank to open my very own checking account. I'm told this”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-morning-mom-and-i-are-going-to-the-bank-to-open-my-very-own/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/anonymous-1_quote_this-morning-mom-and-i-are-going-to-the_1064665.jpg) > [We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while credit cards are still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stevens/we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our-customers-have-no-fears-of/) [Tim Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stevens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/tim-stevens-34116_accounts_we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our_418068.jpg) > [“Grandma Valerie said they had sent checks to you girls. I thought, “Oops, that won’t make it easy for the girls.” I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz/grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-checks-to-you-girls-i-thought-oops/) [Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz-47666_checking-account_grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-check_1534885.png) > [“Saying it hopes to poach customers from banks, Walmart is rolling out a mobile checking account with a linked debit card —…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from-banks-walmart-is-rolling-out/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/anonymous-1_taking-photos_saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from_2883768.jpg) > [“MONTH ONE ACTION PLAN Open a new checking account that is free of monthly maintenance fees. Notify your employer to have your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suze-orman/month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checking-account-that-is-free-of/) [Suze Orman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suze-orman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/suze-orman-1007_rich_month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checkin_1575139.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/checking-account/#itemlist", "name": "Checking Account Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to turn in, like, 20 money orders to pay my rent - $20 for this one, $30 for this one. 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I'm assuming checks have been around longer, and are more trusted, while credit cards have a sort of stigma attached to them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Stevens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stevens/we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our-customers-have-no-fears-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/tim-stevens-34116_accounts_we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our_418068.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/tim-stevens-34116_accounts_we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our_418068.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/tim-stevens-34116_accounts_we-can-t-exactly-figure-out-why-but-our_418068.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while…” — Tim Stevens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grandma Valerie said they had sent checks to you girls. I thought, “Oops, that won’t make it easy for the girls.” I think the easiest thing would be for you to: 1. Sign you name on the back of the check. 2. Put your account number below your name. 3. Write ‘For Deposit Only’ under your account number, and 4. Write ‘Pay to the Order of Mark Royer’ on the fourth line. Then you can mail the check to me and I will deposit it into your checking account here in Ames, at which point I will notify you that I have done that so you can add that amount to your balance in your checkbook.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz/grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-checks-to-you-girls-i-thought-oops/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz-47666_checking-account_grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-check_1534885.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz-47666_checking-account_grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-check_1534885.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/cristin-o-keefe-aptowicz-47666_checking-account_grandma-valerie-said-they-had-sent-check_1534885.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grandma Valerie said they had sent checks to you girls. 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Users also may load cash into their accounts at participating stores or deposit checks remotely by taking photos with their smartphones, officials at the Bentonville, Ark., company said.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from-banks-walmart-is-rolling-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/anonymous-1_taking-photos_saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from_2883768.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/anonymous-1_taking-photos_saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from_2883768.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/anonymous-1_taking-photos_saying-it-hopes-to-poach-customers-from_2883768.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Saying it hopes to poach customers from banks, Walmart is rolling out a mobile checking account with a…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“MONTH ONE ACTION PLAN Open a new checking account that is free of monthly maintenance fees. 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If you have more than $100,000 at any one institution, make sure you understand the rules for getting full insurance coverage.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suze Orman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suze-orman/month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checking-account-that-is-free-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/suze-orman-1007_rich_month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checkin_1575139.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/suze-orman-1007_rich_month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checkin_1575139.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/suze-orman-1007_rich_month-one-action-plan-open-a-new-checkin_1575139.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“MONTH ONE ACTION PLAN Open a new checking account that is free of monthly maintenance fees. 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