I write 4 checks per month, because I have 4 bills/businesses that do not accept debit cards or electronic payments. All other purchases and transactions are cash, debit, or electronic. A box of checks lasts a long, long time around here.
Oddly enough, one of the checks I write is to my internet service provider. You would think....
I'm a self-employed music teacher; yes, I write and accept cheques. 95% of my students pay me by cheque. I pay cheques monthly to the church where I use space for my lessons. I live in a small town, so many local services only accept cash or cheque. When we have work done on our home, we nearly always pay by cheque. Yes, I fill out each line, and I probably go through 4 books of cheques a year or more.
And to "guest" @ 7:37, I also still handwrite letters :) There will always be people who value the more personal touch; I hope that email will never wholly replace letter writing, and heaven help us as a society if it does!
For me the only vendor who doesn't take credit card is my hairdresser, so I write her a check when I don't have enough cash to cover the bill. But in my appointment calendar I have to write "Haircut -- BRING CHECKBOOK" since I never carry it with me usually! That's pretty much the only regular check I write -- everything else I pay by credit or cash.
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I don't really write checks anymore. With billpay from my bank, and automatic/eft/ach payments with others with an online presence, I almost never have to write a check. Billpay from my bank will also mail banks to individuals with an address and I've never had a problem with somebody not getting their check.
Every once in a while, I have to write a check if I don't have enough cash for things such as: girl scout cookies, magazine drives, walkathons, and other fundraisers.
I did order checks recently... because we moved over a year ago and thought it would be nice to update our address. I almost never write a check. Even my daughters dance studio, which only takes cash or check - I pay with an electronic check through the bank so I can do it online. All of my bills are paid online. Everything else that I buy out I use a debit card or cash for.
I wish I could ditch checks for good, but there are a few institutions in my life that won't accept electronic payments: the landlord, the church, and the produce co-op. So I actually write quite a few checks every month. I wish I didn't - those checks aren't free!
I opened a new checking account about 4 years ago and have only used one check and that was to make a payment over the phone. As a cashier at a MAJOR retail store I can say that not even 1/4 of customers use a check and only half of them will tie up the line by writing it out.
I hate standing in line longer because a person in front of me is writing their check and filling out their checkbook register too. It's called credit card and bill pay for me.
I'm 21 and I use checks relatively frequently. I need to pay my landlord with them, for sure. And then there are other random things, plus I keep a blank one on me (bad plan, I know) in case I somehow forgot my debit card. Also there are some mom-and-pop places I go that don't take credit/debit so if I don't wanna bring cash, checks work there as well.
Checks are almost totally obsolete. Not to mention that they were always problematic. As a merchant, who wants to take an IOU for a stranger? With other forms of payment, this is not even an issue.
I still use checks occasionally. The cleaning person and the gardener (maybe $100 each per month).
Remember, the fact that we are all moving to plastic means that we are paying lots more for everything. As a restaurant owner I can tell you I spend $4000 per month just for the "luxury" of accepting plastic. It kills me every month. Unfortunately, I can't put on the menu "Cash Only". Either get audited by the IRS regularly or lose business because no one carries that kind of cash around.
I pay most bills electronically and do most of my shopping with a debit card. But, I'm still not ready to give up checks. I do use them for a few things each month.
Rarely. We use two local utility companies that aren't set up for online bill pay, but the rest is all online. I'm always surprised when I see checks listed as a payment option, because they feel inconvenient to me - I forget that there are a lot of people who still use them regularly (like, oh, my mom).
I know how you feel buddy, i am in a same situation and i was told the same exact thing to stop payment and after sometime i decided to do it and finally i am getting some where with my mod. Sometime when you do everything right it does not get you anywhere. lets see what the final outcome is with this loan mod.
Like many people, the only check I write (aside from random subscriptions or donations) is my rent check, which I deposit to my landlord's bank account. Lame, but since I was never able to get an automatic transfer set up between us, that's the way it is.
I write one check a month - to my church. EVERYTHING else is online. I'm actually trying to convince my pastor to at least consider online donations...
I write 4 checks per month, because I have 4 bills/businesses that do not accept debit cards or electronic payments. All other purchases and transactions are cash, debit, or electronic. A box of checks lasts a long, long time around here.
Oddly enough, one of the checks I write is to my internet service provider. You would think....
I'm a self-employed music teacher; yes, I write and accept cheques. 95% of my students pay me by cheque. I pay cheques monthly to the church where I use space for my lessons. I live in a small town, so many local services only accept cash or cheque. When we have work done on our home, we nearly always pay by cheque. Yes, I fill out each line, and I probably go through 4 books of cheques a year or more.
And to "guest" @ 7:37, I also still handwrite letters :) There will always be people who value the more personal touch; I hope that email will never wholly replace letter writing, and heaven help us as a society if it does!
For me the only vendor who doesn't take credit card is my hairdresser, so I write her a check when I don't have enough cash to cover the bill. But in my appointment calendar I have to write "Haircut -- BRING CHECKBOOK" since I never carry it with me usually! That's pretty much the only regular check I write -- everything else I pay by credit or cash.
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I don't really write checks anymore. With billpay from my bank, and automatic/eft/ach payments with others with an online presence, I almost never have to write a check. Billpay from my bank will also mail banks to individuals with an address and I've never had a problem with somebody not getting their check.
Every once in a while, I have to write a check if I don't have enough cash for things such as: girl scout cookies, magazine drives, walkathons, and other fundraisers.
I did order checks recently... because we moved over a year ago and thought it would be nice to update our address. I almost never write a check. Even my daughters dance studio, which only takes cash or check - I pay with an electronic check through the bank so I can do it online. All of my bills are paid online. Everything else that I buy out I use a debit card or cash for.
I wish I could ditch checks for good, but there are a few institutions in my life that won't accept electronic payments: the landlord, the church, and the produce co-op. So I actually write quite a few checks every month. I wish I didn't - those checks aren't free!
What's a check?
Oh, noble cheque
The promise to pay
Used by James Bond
Endorsed by Kings
For centuries considered
The currency of the day
Electronic commerce
Hath shut thee out
And the three day float
Is no more
Oh, woe unto those
Who tangle with Tele-Check
Or whose debit card
Has gone astray
Or awry
Most noble slip of paper
Who could be measured in gold
I lay thee to rest in my dresser drawer
Take a check? I ask.
Nevermore...
I opened a new checking account about 4 years ago and have only used one check and that was to make a payment over the phone. As a cashier at a MAJOR retail store I can say that not even 1/4 of customers use a check and only half of them will tie up the line by writing it out.
Checks are out with my dad's generation. Checkcards is to Checks as Email is to the hand written letter.
Checks are out with my dad's generation. Checkcards is to Checks as Email is to the hand written letter.
I hate standing in line longer because a person in front of me is writing their check and filling out their checkbook register too. It's called credit card and bill pay for me.
All my banking has been online since it became available. I haven't written a check in over 7 years.
I'm 21 and I use checks relatively frequently. I need to pay my landlord with them, for sure. And then there are other random things, plus I keep a blank one on me (bad plan, I know) in case I somehow forgot my debit card. Also there are some mom-and-pop places I go that don't take credit/debit so if I don't wanna bring cash, checks work there as well.
The only checks I use are issued from my bank through their web bill pay system. The old-style checks are just not worth it anymore.
Checks are almost totally obsolete. Not to mention that they were always problematic. As a merchant, who wants to take an IOU for a stranger? With other forms of payment, this is not even an issue.
Rarely. Just yearly at the tax office and handyman work done at my house.
Everything else electronically.
*sighs* Aside from grilled cheese, my family won't eat any of these. But I'll keep searching
I still use checks occasionally. The cleaning person and the gardener (maybe $100 each per month).
Remember, the fact that we are all moving to plastic means that we are paying lots more for everything. As a restaurant owner I can tell you I spend $4000 per month just for the "luxury" of accepting plastic. It kills me every month. Unfortunately, I can't put on the menu "Cash Only". Either get audited by the IRS regularly or lose business because no one carries that kind of cash around.
I pay most bills electronically and do most of my shopping with a debit card. But, I'm still not ready to give up checks. I do use them for a few things each month.
Rarely. We use two local utility companies that aren't set up for online bill pay, but the rest is all online. I'm always surprised when I see checks listed as a payment option, because they feel inconvenient to me - I forget that there are a lot of people who still use them regularly (like, oh, my mom).
I know how you feel buddy, i am in a same situation and i was told the same exact thing to stop payment and after sometime i decided to do it and finally i am getting some where with my mod. Sometime when you do everything right it does not get you anywhere. lets see what the final outcome is with this loan mod.
Like many people, the only check I write (aside from random subscriptions or donations) is my rent check, which I deposit to my landlord's bank account. Lame, but since I was never able to get an automatic transfer set up between us, that's the way it is.
I write one check a month - to my church. EVERYTHING else is online. I'm actually trying to convince my pastor to at least consider online donations...