To each his own, of course, but I dissent. I do all my banking online. I download and pay bills from the websites of the various businesses. The bills are organized on my computer — no paper clutter, no filing cabinets. If I get a bill in the mail — something medical, for example — I pay it online if that’s an option, then scan and file it on my computer. And for about a decade my checkbook register has been an Excel spreadsheet. Easier to balance (my monthly checking statement is also a pdf download) and to make corrections. Rare is the situation where I actually have to write a check — maybe two or three times a year.
To each his own, of course, but I dissent. I do all my banking online. I download and pay bills from the websites of the various businesses. The bills are organized on my computer — no paper clutter, no filing cabinets. If I get a bill in the mail — something medical, for example — I pay it online if that’s an option, then scan and file it on my computer. And for about a decade my checkbook register has been an Excel spreadsheet. Easier to balance (my monthly checking statement is also a pdf download) and to make corrections. Rare is the situation where I actually have to write a check — maybe two or three times a year.