I know a lot of people who do not know how to which is amazing to me.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Amazingly I was one of those people (actually I knew how but just didn't care). But now it's once a month, to the penny.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

When I had a separate savings and checking account I did all the time.

When I moved to my new bank which gave me a free brokerage and checking account I just started depositing all of my money into that and stopped worrying about balancing the little checkbook.

My bank's website reports nearly every deposit and withdrawal instantly. I'll just go online and make sure everything evens out with my receipts from my debit and check ledger.

My old credit union took forever to post transactions which was why I kept holding onto the book.

It's probably not good money management, but the amount of checks I write for an entire year can fit onto both of my hands so I'm not too worried. I have yet to overdraft, bounce a check, etc even though I don't have any money right now thanks to a certain silver german car.

You know, I'm bored right now so I'll go and open that savings account.

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Everything is online - Only write a few checks a year, some ATM Cash everything else is EBT.

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Depends on how much $$$$ I have. Sometimes every time I write a check, other times once a month or so. I never balance to the penny- I round each check up to the next dollar so I always have more in my account than I think. Last time I checked I had a couple thousand extra because of this.

My parents use to do so religiously. I've never done it once in my life. I just don't need to. Everythings online and I have never had a negative balance in my account ever and never will.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

I just make sure the well always has enough in it to never run dry.

I do it twice a day since it is so easy to check it online for checks that have cleared.

I guess I am like Tony Montana after he got shot at the Babylon Club....I'm just a little...how do you say it? ...."Paranoy"

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Cash is king. Who writes checks?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I write very few checks. In fact I just had to order new ones. The last ones I had still had 19__ for the year. I only got 1 box of 150 checks so I should be good for at least another 10 years or more. I have been on line for well over a decade now and I just down load my info to Quicken and track everything in there.

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- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

I balance the checkbook about once a week. But I find it more helpful to do a monthly budget.

Danny

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I never have to balance mine. I just carry it around in my back pocket.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I balance mine regularly, not because of outstanding checks, but because of ATM / POS usage.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Considering that everyone in this thread owns or has access to a relatively modern personal computer with internet access . . . the failure to access the electronic records of nearly everyone's bank is rather sad, particularly when most of those online services are free or included in the service charges for various accounts.

I make sure the checks & debit transactions are logged in my check book compared to the bank statement. To see if I forgot to log something.
But I never recheck my math and my bank has never made a mistake in 20years.....
I just keep too much money in my account to ever bounce a check.

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