Fri 2 May 2008
Making children understand about saving is difficult, but its time you teach them how they can save their money and make it grow. Knowledge of bank accounts will definitely help them with this.
To start with, banks have two types of accounts: Current Account and Savings Account. Current accounts are usually opened by people who frequently withdraw money for their daily work, like for example businesspersons. They mostly carry cash transactions because of which they tend to remove money a number of times.
Savings account is opened by people who would like to save and get returns on their money. It will be beneficial if you open a savings account for your children. You need to keep a minimum amount in your account, which will then earn interest every month. The bank decides the amount and the interest rate.
There are certain advantages of savings account and one of them is that your money is in safer hands. It is not only safe but is also growing with the interest rate earned. You can also get a loan on the basis of funds available in your savings account.
It is very simple to open a bank account, all you would need is to fill a form with personal details, photograph and the minimum deposit required to open an account. You’ll also be required to give some kind of personal identification like a driver’s license or a passport to authenticate your ID.