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Free Checking

I continue to be impressed with First National Bank and their free checking. In 2017, do you want to know how many times I've been to an actual bank? Twice. Once it was to deposit a large check due to security reasons could not be deposited online. And the second time was to ask for a cashiers check for the purchase of our new home last month. I was taken aback when I arrived and found out that when you bank with First National Bank you receive free cashier's checks! Last year when we purchased our home and we were banking elsewhere, I was charged a fee for this request. Add that to the "win" column for why I love banking with First National Bank.

Let me just say I probably get around 200 checks a year from my photography clients. That would mean every week I would be taking a 10 minute drive to the bank or ATM, 5 minutes at the bank, and 10 minutes back for a total of a wasted 25 minutes a week depositing those checks if it weren't for the amazing check depositing app on my phone. 25 minutes may not seem like a lot to you, but when you times that by 52 weeks in a year...that is 21 hours (almost an entire day) each year I'm not spending depositing checks in person. Those extra 21 hours I get to spend playing with Lorelai. As a new mom, who works during the week, runs a business on the weekend, and goes to night class to finish up my MBA...every precious minute I can spend with Lorelai is savored and with their online checking app, I'm able to maximize my time with her.

To add to how fantastic it is to be a free checking customer with them, they also provide me with free checks and no outside ATM fees! Did you know First National Bank was recently named best bank in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota? They deserve every bit of the recognition!

First National Bank of Omaha is sponsoring this post, but all thoughts are mine. 

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