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Once you’ve saved $1,000 in your checking account, it can be hard to know what to do next. Is that too much money to have in a checking account, or too little? Should you be diverting your money ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. Let’s say you’ve been stashing cash away in your checking account, and that you now have about $12,000 saved.

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