Do People Still Use Paper Checks? - Money Tip Tuesday

<p style="text-align: left;">For many people today, it seems checks are becoming more and more a thing of the past. In fact, there are many people who don’t know how to write one. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">With the changing tools in banking and newer tech like digital payment and transfer capabilities, is there any real need for checks anymore?  </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Links:</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li><a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/about-us/contact-us/'>Contact us</a> with any questions about getting started with Remote Deposit Capture</li> <li>Watch our <a href='https://youtu.be/Sp6p4S9k2jM'>Remote Deposit Capture tutorial</a> on YouTube</li> <li>Read the <a href=''>article</a> about recent check usage stats</li> <li>Check out <a href='https://triangleuniversity.org/'>TCU University</a> for more financial education tips and resources!</li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pg/MakingMoneyPersonalPodcast/posts/?ref=page_internal'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneypersonal/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/TCUpodcastMMP'>Twitter</a>!</li> <li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>Triangle Credit Union</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">Transcript:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal Podcast. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Contrary to popular belief, check use is not dead. Believe it or not, people are still writing and issuing checks.  </p> <p style="text-align: left;">According to data from the Federal Reserve Board, roughly 11.2 billion checks were used in 2021. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">This stat might leave you wondering who even uses checks and why?  </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Most of us use digital payment services that process payments for anything from groceries to paying back a friend for last night’s dinner. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Services like Cash app, Venmo, PayPal and others are great for the