Time to write "15" on my next 25 checks.

[230RN]

A couple of years ago I discovered that going ahead and writing 15* in the date line on my next 25 checks avoided the problem of writing "14" out of habit until March.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Terry, 230RN

*Or for the appropriate year.

[Boomhauer]

What's a check?










(OK, I do have a checkbook. Even write a few checks per year...but it's becoming increasingly irrelevant these days, especially since many retailers are reluctant to take them. Pretty much only write them for my rent and at my FFL dealer, because he only takes cash or checks)

[Sergeant Bob]

What's a check?












(OK, I do have a checkbook. Even write a few checks per year...but it's becoming increasingly irrelevant these days, especially since many retailers are reluctant to take them. Pretty much only write them for my rent and at my FFL dealer, because he only takes cash or checks)

Beat me to it!  

[Firethorn]

A couple of years ago I discovered that going ahead and writing 15* in the date line on my next 25 checks avoided the problem of writing "14" out of habit until March.

My problem is that at my current check writing pace that 25 checks would get me into 2017.

[MillCreek]

I don't think I write even five checks a year any more.  Almost everything is debit card, credit card or online payments.

[Brad Johnson]

I transitioned to mostly-online payments a couple years ago. I write one check a month now. With three exceptions everything else is paid through my credit card or by direct draft. No auto-draft, though. I log on to each account and hit the Pay button (jotting down the transaction number, just in case.) It's a HUGE time savings, not to mention ten or fifteen bucks a month not blown on postage stamps.

Brad

[French G.]

No checkbook here for several years. I am usually really bad with the dates though. Last year I made zero mistakes until September though, and I don't remember it being a date, I think it was a timesheet work code from the previous year. Why it was still in my brain I do not know. In an important new year's tradition though I did save a 2014 timesheet, I will slip it into a co-worker's stack in a month or so. 

[K Frame]

I wrote two checks last year...

[Ben]

I still have to write three checks a month to entitles like the gardener at my rentals, who will only take cash or checks. I also choose to write checks for my property taxes because I refuse to pay their "convenience charge" to pay my taxes via credit card.

[Jamisjockey]

I still keep a checkbook. All purchases go into it.  I don't write a ton of checks, but my yard guy doesn't take the card, and I'm not leaving cash under the door mat for him....
Most bills get billpay though.

[KD5NRH]

(OK, I do have a checkbook. Even write a few checks per year...but it's becoming increasingly irrelevant these days, especially since many retailers are reluctant to take them. Pretty much only write them for my rent and at my FFL dealer, because he only takes cash or checks)

I keep thinking I should get checks on the current account some day.  Would be handy to just be able to hand the landlord a couple at a time, since he only goes to his bank once a month anyway.