do you balance your checkbook?

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thawolfman

Lifer
Dec 9, 2001
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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: Jzero
I'm having trouble following you. What's the difference between monitoring your finances electronically and monitoring them with paper and pencil?

I use my online banking statement, but I use it in conjunction with the paper check book. If you only use the online statements, then you may forget about checks/pending payments/charges that take time to clear/etc...

If you do this, then you are more likely to overdraw your account.

I only write 1 check per month and that's for rent.

S'all about online bill pay bayBEE :)
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: thawolfman
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: Jzero
I'm having trouble following you. What's the difference between monitoring your finances electronically and monitoring them with paper and pencil?

I use my online banking statement, but I use it in conjunction with the paper check book. If you only use the online statements, then you may forget about checks/pending payments/charges that take time to clear/etc...

If you do this, then you are more likely to overdraw your account.

I only write 1 check per month and that's for rent.

S'all about online bill pay bayBEE :)

Last night I'm your bitch and today I'm your bayBEE?

Make up your mind!!!
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: thawolfman
Dammit Ross, you're NEVER happy, are you?! :|

There was that one time with the Staples $500 off $500 coupon and my order did NOT get cancelled.

I was pretty F$#@! happy then. But yeah you're right :)
 

thawolfman

Lifer
Dec 9, 2001
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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: thawolfman
Dammit Ross, you're NEVER happy, are you?! :|

There was that one time with the Staples $500 off $500 coupon and my order did NOT get cancelled.

I was pretty F$#@! happy then. But yeah you're right :)

Hey now! :Q

So yeah, got any 2001FP's FST? ;)
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: thawolfman
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: thawolfman
Dammit Ross, you're NEVER happy, are you?! :|

There was that one time with the Staples $500 off $500 coupon and my order did NOT get cancelled.

I was pretty F$#@! happy then. But yeah you're right :)

Hey now! :Q

So yeah, got any 2001FP's FST? ;)

Nope but I am going to ship a new Dell 4600 and 3 LCD's today.

Profit = GOOD!
 

Lithium381

Lifer
May 12, 2001
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I do, though i round the change, i round up for purchases and down for deposits, i've got about a $5 buffer through that method, but i knwo i'll never overdraw if i write a check for the amount i show in my checkbook....i balance around once a month, between the receipts i have, and my online statement, as well as with my checkbook