From: "John Beamish" 

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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