Checks…

Do you remember writing checks? It’s how we paid for everything. The electric bill came in the mail, and you wrote a check. You owed a friend money; you wrote a check. Sure, you could pay with cash, but I’ve never been one to carry a lot of it around. So, a check was the answer.

Remember going to the grocery store and groaning when the person in front of you in line pulled out a checkbook? That was the problem with checks; they took so long to write out. And you had to record the amount of the check in the ledger. And don’t get me started on balancing your checkbook.

I promised myself the most recent checkbook would be my last. I ran out of checks years ago, and I’ve never had a need for checks again. With debit cards, Apple pay, Venmo and Zelle, there are more than enough quick ways to make a payment.

When was the last time you wrote a check?

Stay groovy…

–Susie