Darn it!  I thought I'd get that great package deal for $34.95 (plus shipping and handling) but as it turns out the catalog I was viewing was two years old! One of my friends told me she has not bothered to order checks as she uses the BillPay feature provided by this credit union.  I contemplated trying to go without checks, but I prefer being able to write checks if necessary.  We don't need to write many, but this just… Read the rest

I have never wanted to be self-employed.  I don't mind working “for the man”. I have worked out of my home before, when my children were very young and it felt like the work was always there, always waiting to be done. I like the structure of my work days.  Mr. A, on the other hand, has always preferred self-employment, and it was only in the last couple of years that he was able to make this dream of his… Read the rest

I think we're going to order checks for Mr. A's business checking accounts from the company recommended by the credit union.  The brochure they gave me says the company is named Clarke American, but the website says they are now Harland Clarke. I love looking through these little brochures, I know, I'm weird like that. I finally found the ones that I think we'll order.  I checked a couple of online check ordering companies and the cost for the ones… Read the rest

When we opened Mr. A's checking account for his business, he didn't really have a “business” at the time.  He was doing some remodeling work for his sister, and we just wanted to keep the money for materials in a separate account.  Then as time went by, Mr. A decided to take the leap and start his own business.  We've continued to use the same account.  Occasionally a client would make the check out to the business name, and I'd… Read the rest