Dollar Scholar Asks: What's the Best Way to Transfer Money Between Accounts?
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Now that fall is in full swing, I'm reflecting on what a great summer I had.
I attended an outdoor concert in the middle of Central Park; I saw the Sistine Chapel in Italy. I hiked to the top of a 260-foot waterfall; I shopped at a worm-themed store in Philadelphia. I played pinball in a boardwalk arcade; I marathoned Barbenheimer. And I transferred a lot of money to make it all happen.
My bank account has been as active as I've been, what with all the shuffling I've been doing between savings and checking, all the brunch bills I've divided between friends on Venmo and all the Zelle tips I've given to my manicurist.
So active, in fact, that I've started to get a bit nervous. Not about my spending — it was fully justified and fun as hell — but about the actual mechanics of moving money from place to place: Is it safe? Can the funds get lost between points A and B?