Do you have checks? If so, when's the last time you used one?

[Anonymous]

I write a monthly check to the daycare provider and pay for the occasional home repair service with checks. I ordered a box a few years ago and still have plenty left.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday, to get a 5% discount on my DC braces if I paid my portion in full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you've also heard of money orders, right? They still exist, too. Just "checking."

Not OP but we had a tenant who went through a few months sending rent in money orders instead of checks. I hadn’t seen one before that since I worked at Peoples.

[Anonymous]

I wrote a check earlier this week to pay an annual bill. It takes too long for it to be processed if I pay it through the bank.

My kid's math tutor prefers to be paid via check, so I write a check weekly to the tutor.

What's the big deal about paying by check?

And yes, credit card fess are high and they hurt a small business.

[Anonymous]

I use paper checks to pay the rent. I could just send them a check via my credit union's bill pay, but that takes three days. Writing a check is just more convenient.

[Anonymous]

Sent one for yard work today. I have had repair people prefer them to avoid the fees so I like to help them out. Same for donations.

[Anonymous]

We use one check per month to pay HOA fees. My husband refuses to pay any other way because other ways all incur fees and he's morally opposed to those.

[Anonymous]

I wrote dozens of checks yesterday. I’m the trustee of multiple trusts. All were for tax related matters.

[Anonymous]

We have then (granted they are on the older side and a previous address) but we use them roughly once a month, sometimes a bit more frequently. We're close to needing more but moving this summer. I'm trying to hold out so the address can actually match lol.

[Anonymous]

Just mailed two today. Life insurance and another service provider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We put checks in the collection basket at church.

We do too. They are set up to do electronic giving, but I think it's better for my kids to physically see it.

[Anonymous]

A few years ago for a contractor and an electrician. Literally been working on the same book of checks for almost 10 years.

[Anonymous]

I use about 10-12 checks a year. I prefer having a cancelled check for my records for some things.

What companies really like is CASH vs. checks. I try to pay in cash for home repairs, tips, food, even gas saves some cents. Cash is still king!