3 hours on the checkbook!
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3 hours on the checkbook!
| Wed, 04-07-2010 - 7:35pm |
Bill paying time usually isn't this traumatic! However, in view of the auto accidents I've had during
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I don't even use a checkbook register anymore, because of those kinds of discrepancies popping up. Plus, hubby's dyslexic, so he'd put something in wrong and throw the whole thing out of whack, lol. I used Microsoft Money until I got my new computer a few years ago and didn't want to pay extra for that, so now I have an Excel spreadsheet set up.
I enter info from my bank account into the spreadsheet at least every other day, if not daily, since we have free online banking, and I enter check details into it whenever I write a check. Then I can let Excel do all the calculating for me and since it's on my computer, hubby doesn't touch it, but rather just hands me receipts from his purchases.
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We had the same problem with register. Now I use a checkbook program, plus go online daily to check our account. Since checks got so expensive AND the bank wanted to charge for returning the canceled ones to me, we use very few checks. We reserve the debit card for mostly groceries. The monthly bank statements come on 3 hole paper, so are easily stored in a binder. I did have to remind my DILS that one of them will need to walk DH through the system if I croak. He just refuses to learn.
Jacquie
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