you know you're right
I recently got into a debate with my aunt about balancing one's checkbook.
She was proud of the fact that she was still able to do it with proficiency, and I said "I used to, but haven't balanced my checkbook in over 10 years"
to which she was abhorred.
I can't for the life of me even think of what reason there even is to balance a checkbook. When I did it, I was only once convinced I found a bank error, and I called them up all fuming, only to discover that I was the one who was wrong.
So got frustrated and stopped. At first, I expected many bad things to happen, that things would happen that I didn't understand or expect, but it never did.
So I never looked back.
The best I can think of is that was the only way to calculate how much money was actually in your account between statements. But that doesn't even make sense, because you only balance it when you get the monthly statement, so I have no idea.
Especially today, when you can check everything you want at anytime you want online.
So join me, brethren, and forsake all checkbook balancing!
She was proud of the fact that she was still able to do it with proficiency, and I said "I used to, but haven't balanced my checkbook in over 10 years"
to which she was abhorred.
I can't for the life of me even think of what reason there even is to balance a checkbook. When I did it, I was only once convinced I found a bank error, and I called them up all fuming, only to discover that I was the one who was wrong.
So got frustrated and stopped. At first, I expected many bad things to happen, that things would happen that I didn't understand or expect, but it never did.
So I never looked back.
The best I can think of is that was the only way to calculate how much money was actually in your account between statements. But that doesn't even make sense, because you only balance it when you get the monthly statement, so I have no idea.
Especially today, when you can check everything you want at anytime you want online.
So join me, brethren, and forsake all checkbook balancing!