What year did people start writing checks?
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Hi, Vincent:\n\nChecking accounts and credit accounts have existed for a very, very, very long time.  It's only been the last several decades that they've been computerized (and attached to your social security number!).  Prior to that, they generally came in the form of store credit (for credit cards) or local draws on banks (for checks).\n\nCheck out this site for more information.  It argues that checks may have existed as far back as 352 B.C. (although concedes that it didn't really catch on until the 1500s). \n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001522.html
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I remember about 1963, when I was working in an office supply, first seeing the Bic pen. It came in as a cheap (and blotchy) substitue for the Fisher stick pen which was our best selling office pen at the time.\n\nI don't know about now, but back then if you put one in your pocket upside down, the ink would run out.\n\n(edit)\nI just read in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader that it was first introduced, by Marcel Bich, in 1958. The US name was changed to Bic so that wouldn't be pronounced to rhyme with itch. His name is pronounced bick. It took a massive advertising campaign to start making it popular in the early '60's, the time I started seeing it.
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what is the law of check?
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You should have asked for a new check to be issued back in 2003 when you could not find it.  At this point, the time and effort required to secure another check probably isn't worth $86.62.
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The first check usually around three weeks.
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I remember when stamps were I believe a dime, payphones were a dime and then a quarter. I remember one time I called the help number that used to be listed on the payphone because it was busted. The operator sent me a check for $0.25. I remember when you walked into an establishment, people would greet you with a smile and say "hello" and then when you leave they'd say "thank you..."  I remember when a man would give up a seat for a woman, especially if she was pregnant. I remember penny candies and mom and pop shops. I remember a little ice cream shop in Greenpoint, NY (Brooklyn) that used to sell the best banana splits. I remember when you used to be able to ask the supermarkets for their crates and now,  it's illegal to sit on one. I remember when you were tired you could sit down, now they are giving fines to pregnant women who are tired and sit on the stairwell of the subway. (She must have been tired to, even think about, sitting on that nasty, grime crusted step!) I remember when all men used to open doors for ladies and children and now I find women and children opening the doors and healthy grown men walking by and my husband being on of those rare ones that still do those nice things (I am blessed to have him). Things have become a little to convenient sometimes to the point where we have become lazy, forgetful and ill-mannered. Sure, lots of things have improved but those things that we didn't need improving on...simply disappear or is slowly doing so. That's why we end up "remembering" these old moments...because we secretly long for a time or thing that reminds us all of our childhood.
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Do you mean the little booklet where you write in the amount of each check you write along with a tally of your balances?  You can usually get an extra one from your bank.  They should have some extras behind the counter.
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From what I remember reading, ink and paper were high commodities, not readily available to the common folk, the "Lords of the Manors" back then would actually hire a "scribe" to write letters and such to be posted, and were written very nicely in what has become known as "Old English" lettering. Some letters that were more "personal" were in cursive, just like you would have written a love letter today.
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It means writing a check knowing your account may not have sufficient funds to cover it right away.  Some people will float checks a day or two before payday, for instance, and hope their bank posts the paycheck before clearing the checks.\n\nIt's also called 'kiting' a check in some places, and the practice is technically illegal.  New regulations concerning check processing times have almost eliminated the one to three day lag time between writing and depositing.  If the merchant receiving the check runs it electronically, your account could be debited within hours and the check would bounce.
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obviously with the advancing technology systems used to activate any and almost ALL transactions today, paper money will be non-existent very soon!  i mean, how many people do you know that actually write out and use a paper check from their checkbook to make a purchase nowadays?    besides, communism is a necessary step to the demise of our humanity and society!
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Not in the US. All states have a version of the Uniform Commercial Code, which posits a 6-month life for all checks. I suppose some states may have expanded the time limit for some kinds of checks, but I wouldn't count on it.\n\nhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/4/article4.htm#s4-404
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Sometime between Dec 1968 and July 1969. I started out as RA12790504 and was using my SSAN for pay records by the time I was shipped to the "Land of Little Brown Brother".
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Banks used to have a person called a Cashier who was responsible to uphold the bank's commitments. When we give a Cashier's Check today it is an instrument that assures the recipient of payment by the bank of a set amount. A form is usually used and the name of the "cashier" is printed on the form.\nIf given a personal check, the recipient is at risk as there may be insufficient funds to pay. A Cashier's Check is secure as the money from the origianl payer is taken by the bank in exchange for its check made out to the payee. Apparently banks still have a better reputation than a stranger.
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London, 6 May 1840\n\nLong enough to buy a sheet or two of penny blacks\n\nYes (with the stamps)
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Jan 31, 1940.  Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.\n\nUnfortunately, don't know when the check was cashed and money was first deducted from the social security fund.  Hopefully this will point you in the right direction.
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It's illegal for starters. It's a method of writing checks from an account and writing other checks from another account to fill the deposit on the first account.
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make sure to get plenty of checks