cheques? check!

I know  a LOT of you don't use cheques at all anymore. You are able to pay for what you purchase through cash or CC or online banking.

I still use cheques. Not everyday. Not a ton of them. But they are still in my life.

I have two chequing accounts  - one main one and one at my credit union where I keep the 'boys account' and my savings, TFSA etc.

I KNOW I posted about the cost of the cheques I ordered from my main account but I can't find that post for the life of me.

I had to order new cheques for my 'boys account'. This is the one I use primarily for activities for the boys: school fees, extra curricular fees, activity fees, camp fees, etc. I also use it if I am donating $ to a charity or if I buy something, say at a home party, or from the tradespeople who bring stuff to the school. I used it at Christmas for the $ gifts to my new great niece and nephews for their RESP plans.

A set of 100 cheques for this account will last me a long long while. Much longer than the days when folks used them at the stores for shopping, I suspect. The cost to me was $21.52.   I don't remember how much the cheques from my primary account cost, and I WILL find that blog entry, but I know my CU charge is much less than the primary one.

Now if I could just do a good job of using my cheque register and reconciling it.

Source: http://shakingthemoneytree.blogspot.com/2012/04/cheques-check.html

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