Another Boomer Thing that (Apparently) has Died Off

[Beldar]

I was stunned at how much a recent check/deposit slip order that I placed for my mother's PNC Bank account was. I ordered thru PNC's supplier, unfortunately. It was something like $42 for 100 checks and some extra deposit slips. The worst part was half of the amount was the shipping charge. Total rip off.

We have a PNC checking account and the checks, registers and shipping are always free. You have to decline the "expedited" shipping and tracking options to avoid those fees.

_B

 

[pacergal]

Like many others, I write a check maybe every few months, but I use the registry for debits/credits and tracking, and I balance it daily.
I buy registers on Amazon, found that out last year when my bank wanted $15 +shipping for one!

 

[braumeister]

I haven't made an entry in a paper check register in over 20 years. When I write a check, and that probably comes to fewer than 20 a year, I make an entry in Moneydance (what I use instead of Quicken). The information is instantly available, far faster than trying to sort through multiple years of paper registers.
Bank statements are available every month online, so I download them as a pdf file and reconcile easily.

 

[Golden Mean]

Somewhat related; BOA's lowest tier checking account doesn't support paper checks. I have the middle one so I think the paper checks I have... here... somewhere will still work. Last place I wrote checks for was property taxes and that went fully online payment in 2018, I think.

 

[Montecfo]

Cheapest checks by far are through Costco.

I know, I have accountants pay for it all.

And check registers existed way before "boomers". FYI.

 

[Qs Laptop]

I went to my bank and asked the teller for a check register. Without hesitation he reached into a drawer and pulled out a handful and asked me how many I wanted. I said one, but when I had it in my hand it was very thin so I asked for two.

I asked him how often he had people ask for check registers and he said a couple of times a week. (I was surprised.)

Thanks to all that volunteered to send me their unused check registers.

 

[Pellice]

Now that companies are imposing fees on bills paid by credit cards, I am fine with paying by check. I pay some things by bank transfer as well, but am a little leery of too many online banking transfers. My senior checks with registers are free. I have most things on automated CC payment, but I hate paying extra fees!

Any ledger type booklet, online or offline, will work.

 

[wrigley]

I walk into any NFCU branch and they give as many as I want for free.

 

[FLSUnFIRE]

My checkbook dates from 2002. Wrote one check last year for my Property Tax to avoid the convenience fee for them to debit the account. Rode my ebike to the drop box at the County Tax Collector and saved the postage too. For the register, I've been using excel for years... easy reconciliation as I put in scheduled and anticipated credits and debits for the year and have running balances -it essentially works as a cashflow management tool. If I wanted paper, I'd just print a simplified blank and make my own to write on.

Or to nerd out on Accounting 101 memories... Adams® Analysis Pad, 8 1/2" x 11", 100 Pages (50 Sheets), 5 Columns, Green - Walmart.com

 

[ransil]

I just ordered new checks , 60 for free at credit union.
Don't use them much but sometimes you need one.

 

[foxcreek9]

Our current checkbook register

 

[Teacher Terry]

I have to write checks to my chiropractor and groomer. I use a spiral notebook to record all my bank transactions and then compare it to what’s online. I love mobile deposit for checks.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Our current checkbook registerView attachment 53748

The dates and days of the week for calendar year 2003 lines up with 2025. The calendar portion of your check register is good to go through 2027!

 

[latexman]

I love mobile deposit for checks.

 

[CincyDave]

We have a PNC checking account and the checks, registers and shipping are always free. You have to decline the "expedited" shipping and tracking options to avoid those fees.

_B

Same here with PNC. They automatically send more when you're getting low. All free. Pay most things online, but still write maybe a dozen checks a year between DW and I.

 

[Gumby]

My check registers usually last about 3 years. I don't write many checks, but I record all the credits and debits to my account.

 

[Golden Mean]

The dates and days of the week for calendar year 2003 lines up with 2025. The calendar portion of your check register is good to go through 2027!

lol! I think, unfortunately, the 2004 leap year messes up 2026 and 27. Next leap year is 2028.

 

[Qs Laptop]

lol! I think, unfortunately, the 2004 leap year messes up 2026 and 27. Next leap year is 2028.

D'oh! Yes, you are correct.