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dogsleash

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DO people still write checks?
« on: April 10, 2015, 02:40:49 pm »
I realized today when looking for my check book that i usually do not pay my bills or anything by check any more. I also realize that even most businesses have got to direct deposit. How many people out there write checks and if so how many each month?

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2015, 02:47:19 pm »
I don't, but my bill pay writes one for my rent every month.  My older brother however uses paper money and paper checks all the time.  He doesn't have a computer and wouldn't use online banking or shopping even if he did.  ::)

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2015, 02:49:52 pm »
Some people will not move in to the present. My grandmother was the same way. She retired the day after they got a new computer at work 30 years ago.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2015, 03:08:55 pm »
yes i do...not for everything..most of everything is paid online..but there are a few places that wont take a card and i dont carry cash if i can get out of it..but there are a few places that i go that wont takes checks or cards..i use checks at the places that i go that wont take a card
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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2015, 03:13:17 pm »
I have to pay my water & gas bill with a check.  For some reason, they don't use automatic billing. 

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2015, 03:23:26 pm »
i don't i used my debit card or a credit card

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2015, 03:44:56 pm »
Yes, for people who don't use computers.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2015, 03:54:51 pm »
I only write one or two checks a month these days.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2015, 03:57:17 pm »
I'm sure some people still do, however, I personally do not. I haven't written out a check in probably 8 years. I prefer to use my debit card and mentally keep a record. With online banking nowadays, it's just so much more convenient.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2015, 05:46:23 pm »
My mother still write checks, lol....We're trying to get her to pay all her bills online, so far she only pays one of them...She's slowly but surely entering the 21st century, one step at a time.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2015, 06:30:44 pm »
I never have been a check writer. I use my debit card or online bill pay.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2015, 07:06:15 pm »
I use checks for all our monthly bills. Just the way I prefer to do it.

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2015, 07:38:19 pm »
I write about three check a month i pay mostly on line or use a debit card

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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2015, 07:41:09 pm »
I still use checks for my monthly bills.
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Re: DO people still write checks?
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2015, 08:11:36 pm »
I think I have written 10 checks in 3 years. Most for gifting purposes. But my mom still writes checks for everything. She pays all of her bills by check, and doesn't own a pc.

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