When did you last spend or receive a cheque?

A few of my customers still pay by cheque and I treat it with the same respect as any other form of payment

so I have to spend a half an hour of my day lodging a few grand

so what

School didn't even teach us how to write a cheque. I had to write one for a speeding fine and I had to Google how to fill it in. Then they returned it because I forgot to sign it.

The amount of nonsense I learned at school yet they didn't teach us basic life skills.

About 2 years ago, I was actually impressed when I went to my local AIB branch that I could simply use the self service machine to deposit it in my account with no need to enter any manual details about the cheque.

Couple of weeks ago

I just checked (😉) my records, last business one was 27 Feb '13, one last customer held out using them to pay me until about 2 years ago.

Last personal usage woould be a bit before '13 I'd guess.

I'm 36 and never written or cashed a cheque.

Cheques (or as they say - "checks") are still very common in the US. Surprisingly so.

Banks have automated "Bill Pay" services that you can set up online. It doesn't do an electronic transfer ........ you fill it out and then the Bank prints a cheque and posts it to the recipient for you. Most of them also allow you to deposit a cheque remotely by taking a photo of it with an app!