My teenage daughter the other day: “Dad, just out of curiosity, how long is a check typically good for?” I groan. “How old is it?” “Ummmm, like, over a year.” “What?!? How much is it for?” “Thirty bucks, it’s no big deal,” she says. No big deal? Who is this daughter of mine? When I […]
6 Reasons Why I Still Reconcile My Checkbook Every Month
Our good friend and neighbor Hannah stopped by our house the other day. Hannah is Nora’s housemate from graduate school at the College of William and Mary. “What are you doing?” Hannah asks. I think she knows but I play along: “I’m reconciling my checkbook.” “You’re doing what?” she says exaggeratedly. “I didn’t know anyone […]