I thought the economy was recovering.... [checks no longer accepted]
I just looked in my checkbook. The only checks I see that I'm writing are to my landlord, with the occasional check to people who won't accept cash or where I absolutely need an audit trail. (I'm not in business for myself, so I don't have to worry about tax audits.)
Instead, my e-mail is littered with "receipts" for most payments like utilities and services paid via on-line checks; my bank account has records for the bill paying services I use there.
Maybe that's why the address printed on the check I do use is now two locations out of date. :)
I looked at my check register once and noticed the past four checks were all written to the IRS. April 15, each one year apart from the previous. I just don’t use them for much.