My bank started charging me $3 to pull out my own money, so I switched to the grocery store trick

Victor Webb · 2026-11-13T04:30:07.923275+00:00

I used to hit the ATM by my place in Fresno every Friday like clockwork, pull out $120, and not think twice about it. Then about 5 months ago I noticed a $3 fee on my statement for using a machine that was not even my bank's. I get that a lot of people just shrug and eat the fee, but that is $3 every week, which is $156 a year gone for the privilege of touching my own cash. So now I go to the customer service desk at the grocery store, buy one small thing I actually need like a $1.50 loaf of bread, and ask for $80 cash back, no fee, no machine. The clerk does not care, the line moves fine, and I get bread out of it. My brother thinks I am nuts for making an extra stop, but he also pays $12 a month in account fees so I will take my version. Does anyone here have a no-fee cash spot that beats the grocery store, like a credit union or a certain chain?

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