From: doug.bryce{at}sympatico.ca (Doug Bryce)

Hmm....almost time for me to check with mine 



On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:24:52 -0400, "John Beamish"
 wrote:

>At my bank it's 60.  (I'm getting there too quickly for my tastes )
>
>"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>news:3f197dd2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> My checking account is totally free.  No minimum balance, no limits on
>> checks, etc.  Just have to be over 50 years old.
>>
>> --
>> Glenn M.
>>
>>
>> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
>> news:3f185872{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > What do you pay for checks?  I pay 15c per check but because I keep a
>> > minimum balance -- which earns interest -- my first 10 checks a month
>are
>> > not charged and I doubt if I write 10 checks in a year).
>> >
>> > Presumably, it's the same price for debits.  I have no idea what the
>cost
>> is
>> > for me since I never use them.
>> >
>> > As for electronic bill payments (car payments, car insurance, life
>> > insurance, credit card), there's no charge.  (Most payments from the
>joint
>> > account are also electronic -- no charge -- payments including property
>> > taxes, etc.)
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jeff Shultz" 
wrote in message
>> > news:3f184377{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > > John Beamish wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Now that _is_ dumb.   If you're going to pull out
plastic, pull out
>> the
>> > > > credit card.
>> > > >
>> > > Why? The debit card is a lot faster to use and doesn't
cost anything
>> more
>> > > than a check.
>> > >
>> > > > "David N. Barnett"
 wrote in message
>> > > > news:mgdehvc776vbgttoav3kbii81q2sb1br6i{at}4ax.com...
>> > > >> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:24:57 -0500, Gene McAloon
>> > > >>  wrote in message
>> > > >> :
>> > > >>
>> > > >> | Even it is could, she no doubt had more sense
than to use a
>credit
>> > > >> | card to buy groceries. Few people do that
even now. It is simply
>a
>> > > >> | dumb
>> > > > idea.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Many people use debit cards which draw funds
directly from their
>> > > >> checking account, in lieu of writing out a check.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --dave
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Jeff Shultz
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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