http://www.onlinesavingsblog.com/2007/08/12/my-biggest-personal-finance-secret-revealed/ Personal finance, online finances, and more. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.onlinesavingsblog.com/2007/08/12/my-biggest-personal-finance-secret-revealed/#comment-193 Resident Alien Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:36:54 +0000 http://www.onlinesavingsblog.com/?p=188#comment-193 Me Neither. I really dont see the point of balancing your checkbook anymore. In earlier days, the purpose of doign it was that you can account for all your spending. Since the age of checking accounts online, I check them everyday and check the transactions to make sure they are correct. Since its done regularly, the transactions are fresh in your mind. And, as savingwithme said, credit cards can be used for overdraft protection. Me Neither.
I really dont see the point of balancing your checkbook anymore. In earlier days, the purpose of doign it was that you can account for all your spending. Since the age of checking accounts online, I check them everyday and check the transactions to make sure they are correct. Since its done regularly, the transactions are fresh in your mind.
And, as savingwithme said, credit cards can be used for overdraft protection.

]]> http://www.onlinesavingsblog.com/2007/08/12/my-biggest-personal-finance-secret-revealed/#comment-192 SavingWithMe.com Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:29:36 +0000 http://www.onlinesavingsblog.com/?p=188#comment-192 Agreed. I have never balanced a checkbook but have been successful at never bouncing a check or overdrawing my account. Having enough financial cushion is huge as well as setting up an overdraft to a credit card just in case. Agreed. I have never balanced a checkbook but have been successful at never bouncing a check or overdrawing my account. Having enough financial cushion is huge as well as setting up an overdraft to a credit card just in case.

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