Cash is King and Checks are Queen. Checks won't go away. Not yet anyway. How else are you gonna pay for something without the hassles that come with credit? And how you gonna pay that credit card bill? With a check. Checks are great because they hold the promise of money without actually having the cash.
Cash is King and Checks are Queen. Checks won't go away. Not yet anyway. How else are you gonna pay for something without the hassles that come with credit? And how you gonna pay that credit card bill? With a check. Checks are great because they hold the promise of money without actually having the cash.
I pay rent every month with a physical check and pay my college tuition with electronic checks (eChecks). Schools typically do not take credit cards without a service charge and physical checks can get lost in the mail or misplaced so echecks leave an electronic proof of delivery and chare, so there won't be any chance of losing a quarter's worth of classes due to a simple clerical error.
I live in a small rural town in New Mexico. Our local grocery store takes checks. So yes I do write checks when my son has the debit card. He is 17 and it seems like he has it more and more!
I'm sorry you had to go through all of that
Flooding for that long is considered "unlivable conditions". In most states that is a legal reason to break a contract.
Give them a call again and send a letter and/or an email to the apartment manager: show the pictures of before and after. List what happened and all the dates. An assessment of what the damages are and how much it would cost to fix it. And request it be fixed or they pay for fixing it.
If they don't respond promptly call and email them again that you will be taking them to small claims court. And list again all the damages that flood has caused and how much it is going to cost you.
Not sure about your state - you might want to check that first... But from my small knowledge of the law: in most states if there is no contract, you owe him nothing! He can not charge you for a dime.
I hope you paid him the share of utilities and rent in check. If you did, get a copy of your bank statement that shows the payments you made to him.
Also, from now on, keep a record of all contact with him. If email make copies and if phone calls record it if you can.
Next time he tells you he's going to take you to court, tell him to pick a date. Since he is taking you to court he will be paying the fees unless he wins, you might pay if he wins. But the likely hood of him winning the case is slim to none.
Last but not least, stop being nice and accommodating!! It is so not kool!
I write very few checks anymore. The ones I do are almost all for charitable donations. My church hasn't set-up a way to donate via the internet...yet.
I also find them convenient for paying friends or family for things. I don't keep a lot of cash around so, if, say my sister and I split the cost of a gift for Mom and Dad, it's easiest for one of us to write a check to the other.
I haven't written a check in a store in or restaurant in over a decade, probably longer as I prefer to use my credit or debt card.
One other thing - Put prices on your items!!!
I greatly dislike going to a yard sale and not seeing price tags. Yes it does take a lot of extra work, but it makes things so much easier on customers. Especially if there are multiple people shopping at once, I'm more likely to leave than wait to ask you how much that glass plate or kids' game is.
They just started sending me texts like $113.07 available in your account after $100.00 load on Apr 19th at 5.34pm; then one $12.07 available after $101.00 purchase at ACCESS INSUR CALIFORNIAATLANTAGAUS on Apr 19 at 6.28PM with your card ending in 0711
I don't have an account ending in those digits so I thought it was really weird. I texted back "what is this?" and it replied "Anytime Alerts: for balance, transaction info zipcode relocation etc and it said customer service is 1-86-NETSPEND. so I stopped the texts but also looked up the company and found this article. Something fishy with this company I don't know how they got my cell to send me texts to!
Wtih all the layers of security with online banking, its so much safer and faster to pay your bills. Plus you save paper and you dont have to worry about the "check in the mail" that magically doesnt make it to its destination.
Wtih all the layers of security with online banking, its so much safer and faster to pay your bills. Plus you save paper and you dont have to worry about the "check in the mail" that magically doesnt make it to its destination.
I am from the old school; i write a lot of checks. When they are no longer accepted i'll go to a little used credit card, and pay it off each month. There's little protection from using a debit card, which i have, but rarely use. Also, i've been behind enough people using their debit/credit cards to know that there is little difference in the time it takes to write a check versus using the cards. If you believe otherwise, you need to slow down. Your time is NOT more important then mine!
Prepaid cards like the MiCash card can make life easier for people who have trouble getting a credit card or who may not want to use a credit card. They are also a benefit to the "unbanked" who often have trouble getting a checking account and hence a traditional debit card. Yes, they come with fees--which vary from card to card--but the prepaid debit card companies can only stay in business by generating some revenue through these fees.
Cash works for some folks, but it's hard to buy things online with cash. And some people don't like to carry around a lot of cash. Also, check cashing fees can be expensive, so having your pay direct deposited to an FDIC insured prepaid card can eliminate check cashing fees.
I still use mine occasionally for bills and just sending cash to people for presents. I actually receive more checks than I write- refunds, gifts, etc.
We write 2 checks a month -1 to a small business in town - I would totally pay electroniclly but they are not set up for it. The 2nd check is to our church for offering... same thing - I would totally pay electroniclly if we could!
I dont write checks anymore. I use either credit cards , to accumulete rewards, or cash. I pay bills online, and only occasionaly I write a check for my kids' school or for church.
I am sure yoiur stories are true but must correct you on one point.... your credit score FICO only goes up to 850... you must be an incredible customer to have a higher score than what is capable.
Cash is King and Checks are Queen. Checks won't go away. Not yet anyway. How else are you gonna pay for something without the hassles that come with credit? And how you gonna pay that credit card bill? With a check. Checks are great because they hold the promise of money without actually having the cash.
Cash is King and Checks are Queen. Checks won't go away. Not yet anyway. How else are you gonna pay for something without the hassles that come with credit? And how you gonna pay that credit card bill? With a check. Checks are great because they hold the promise of money without actually having the cash.
I pay rent every month with a physical check and pay my college tuition with electronic checks (eChecks). Schools typically do not take credit cards without a service charge and physical checks can get lost in the mail or misplaced so echecks leave an electronic proof of delivery and chare, so there won't be any chance of losing a quarter's worth of classes due to a simple clerical error.
I live in a small rural town in New Mexico. Our local grocery store takes checks. So yes I do write checks when my son has the debit card. He is 17 and it seems like he has it more and more!
I'm sorry you had to go through all of that
Flooding for that long is considered "unlivable conditions". In most states that is a legal reason to break a contract.
Give them a call again and send a letter and/or an email to the apartment manager: show the pictures of before and after. List what happened and all the dates. An assessment of what the damages are and how much it would cost to fix it. And request it be fixed or they pay for fixing it.
If they don't respond promptly call and email them again that you will be taking them to small claims court. And list again all the damages that flood has caused and how much it is going to cost you.
Not sure about your state - you might want to check that first... But from my small knowledge of the law: in most states if there is no contract, you owe him nothing! He can not charge you for a dime.
I hope you paid him the share of utilities and rent in check. If you did, get a copy of your bank statement that shows the payments you made to him.
Also, from now on, keep a record of all contact with him. If email make copies and if phone calls record it if you can.
Next time he tells you he's going to take you to court, tell him to pick a date. Since he is taking you to court he will be paying the fees unless he wins, you might pay if he wins. But the likely hood of him winning the case is slim to none.
Last but not least, stop being nice and accommodating!! It is so not kool!
I write very few checks anymore. The ones I do are almost all for charitable donations. My church hasn't set-up a way to donate via the internet...yet.
I also find them convenient for paying friends or family for things. I don't keep a lot of cash around so, if, say my sister and I split the cost of a gift for Mom and Dad, it's easiest for one of us to write a check to the other.
I haven't written a check in a store in or restaurant in over a decade, probably longer as I prefer to use my credit or debt card.
One other thing - Put prices on your items!!!
I greatly dislike going to a yard sale and not seeing price tags. Yes it does take a lot of extra work, but it makes things so much easier on customers. Especially if there are multiple people shopping at once, I'm more likely to leave than wait to ask you how much that glass plate or kids' game is.
It's extremely important to have your passport on you at allll times while you're on vacation.
They just started sending me texts like $113.07 available in your account after $100.00 load on Apr 19th at 5.34pm; then one $12.07 available after $101.00 purchase at ACCESS INSUR CALIFORNIAATLANTAGAUS on Apr 19 at 6.28PM with your card ending in 0711
I don't have an account ending in those digits so I thought it was really weird. I texted back "what is this?" and it replied "Anytime Alerts: for balance, transaction info zipcode relocation etc and it said customer service is 1-86-NETSPEND. so I stopped the texts but also looked up the company and found this article. Something fishy with this company I don't know how they got my cell to send me texts to!
Not really, all you need is the account number and routing number
I write checks to my childs daycare and to her cooking class teacher. Most everything else is auto-draft, debit/credit card, or online.
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Wtih all the layers of security with online banking, its so much safer and faster to pay your bills. Plus you save paper and you dont have to worry about the "check in the mail" that magically doesnt make it to its destination.
Wtih all the layers of security with online banking, its so much safer and faster to pay your bills. Plus you save paper and you dont have to worry about the "check in the mail" that magically doesnt make it to its destination.
Checks seem so old fashioned these days. I honestly don't think I've written an actual check in several years!
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About the only thing I write checks for anymore is to my daughter's school. The majority of my bills are paid through online banking.
I am from the old school; i write a lot of checks. When they are no longer accepted i'll go to a little used credit card, and pay it off each month. There's little protection from using a debit card, which i have, but rarely use. Also, i've been behind enough people using their debit/credit cards to know that there is little difference in the time it takes to write a check versus using the cards. If you believe otherwise, you need to slow down. Your time is NOT more important then mine!
Prepaid cards like the MiCash card can make life easier for people who have trouble getting a credit card or who may not want to use a credit card. They are also a benefit to the "unbanked" who often have trouble getting a checking account and hence a traditional debit card. Yes, they come with fees--which vary from card to card--but the prepaid debit card companies can only stay in business by generating some revenue through these fees.
Cash works for some folks, but it's hard to buy things online with cash. And some people don't like to carry around a lot of cash. Also, check cashing fees can be expensive, so having your pay direct deposited to an FDIC insured prepaid card can eliminate check cashing fees.
I still use mine occasionally for bills and just sending cash to people for presents. I actually receive more checks than I write- refunds, gifts, etc.
We tend to write checks for day care, and for contractors when we did some recent work on the house. Most wouldn't accept credit cards.
We write 2 checks a month -1 to a small business in town - I would totally pay electroniclly but they are not set up for it. The 2nd check is to our church for offering... same thing - I would totally pay electroniclly if we could!
I dont write checks anymore. I use either credit cards , to accumulete rewards, or cash. I pay bills online, and only occasionaly I write a check for my kids' school or for church.
I am sure yoiur stories are true but must correct you on one point.... your credit score FICO only goes up to 850... you must be an incredible customer to have a higher score than what is capable.