While it’s easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are still times when writing a check is the most ...

While it’s so easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are times when writing a check is the easiest way ...

In today’s era of Venmo and Zelle, where you can transfer money to your friends with the press of a few buttons, personal checks can feel very antiquated. And they are! But some people, and companies, ...

If a blank space appears to the right of the dollar amount you’ve written, draw a line through the space to help prevent crooks from altering or adding to the amount. Roxann Cooke, senior director of ...

Should you keep a separate checking account for writing checks? Is there a specific pen you should use? We answer some reader questions. By Tara Siegel Bernard Typewriters vanished, and then cassette ...

Date check in the top right-hand corner write out month, day, year, i.e. March 5, 2025 Pay to the Order of – The person or company you are paying. (Department of Homeland Security) Spell out the name; ...