By eHow Personal Finance Editor
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In the era of ATM check cards, online bill paying and credit cards, the art of writing a check may be lost. It is still a very effective way to pay for services and purchases, and to transfer funds. If you've never written a check before but want to start using them, here's how you do it.
eHow Personal Finance Editor
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Anonymous said
on 4/19/2008 Make sure (if you can) to write a check in a felt-tip pen. I remember watching a program that said a regular ballpoint pen can be washed off the check, while felt bleeds into the paper, thus preventing fraud.
Anonymous said
on 4/19/2008 Remember, when writing a check that, no matter how you do it, "post-dating" a check is illegal. And, most banks have policies that, no matter what date is on a check, it can be cashed. Check kiting is punishable by law.
selsdon said
on 4/19/2008 one thousand three hundred two and 50/100
Anonymous said
on 4/19/2008 If someone needs a check by a certain date like 9/25/00 and it is 9/20/00 and you will not have any money in the bank until 9/26/00, then on the barcode at the bottom of tne check poke holes in it so that it will have to be hand-sorted instead of machine.
Anonymous said
on 4/19/2008 Most people think that if a check is lost, it can't be cashed after 30-60 days. Wrong! In most states a check is valid for an entire year!! You need to check with your specific state to see what it is for that state.