On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:04:52 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 9:45:41 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I can't recall if you can transfer money at an ATM. I always do it from
> > > > my home PC. Deposits can be done at an ATM.
> > >
> > > At least for now, I don't have a secure connection for bank
> > > issues. I could transfer money if I had one though. It's so
> > > seldom though that I'm ok with a bank visit even though I bitch
> > > about the time of day.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > You can order checks online. They don't have to come from your bank.
> > >
> > > Back in the day, ordering checks from my bank cost me about
> > > $20.00. Several times I ordered checks by mail for way less and
> > > they worked fine. This order (from the bank) cost me nothing for
> > > 100 new checks. Those will last about 1.5 years. She also told me
> > > it will take 2-3 weeks until I get them. They were in my mailbox
> > > 3 days later.
> >
> > Really? 1.5 years? 100 checks would last me 25 years.
>
> Only 4 per year? Why bother?

Because credit card fees are a burden on the few contractors that
I employ, and my township charges an extra fee for electronic
payments. Screw that.

> I use 5-6 per month. I'm old school. Still pay the basics by
> check.It works for me. I like reading real paper books too.

I'm glad it works for you. Everything is automatically billed to
either my credit card or my checking account. I've been doing that
for at least three decades.

Cindy Hamilton