While it’s so easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are times when writing a check is the ...

Writing a check correctly can be intimidating, especially if you’re out of practice — or never learned. The less you use your ...

But I didn't think about how to write a check to give as a wedding gift until I became a bride myself. In fact, it never even occurred to me to think there might be a "right" and "wrong" way to ...

The most straightforward replacement for checks, debit cards offer the same direct access to your checking account without ...

Your recipient may also have a harder time actually getting the money, as those "without bank accounts may have to pay fees to cash a check." Finally, while writing a check is not all that ...

To order “How to Write Letters for All Occasions,” send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S.

If a postdated check is cashed early, it may still clear if there are enough funds in the account. If you need to write a check but don't want it to be cashed right away, you might choose to ...

Decide where to buy the money order. Among the options are a post office, financial institution, retail outlet, convenience store, pharmacy, check-cashing store or money transfer store (such as ...

Personal checks are being used less and less. I personally write maybe two or three per month. My adult daughter just attended the wedding of a college classmate, and where we live, the vast ...

Writing out paper checks raises the chances of being the target of fraud and theft. The WSJ personal-finance team’s Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to reduce those risks.