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The demise of checks is greatly exaggerated. I've written about 70 or so checks in the last 5 years. Mostly: Property taxes, home improvement contractors, dues for various clubs and social groups, kids activities, and some mail-in retailers who simply don't take credit card.

That's leaving out the "automatic bill pay" function of my bank's web site, which, for most payees, at the end of the day results in physical paper checks being printed and sent in envelopes.

> The demise of checks is greatly exaggerated.

That varies a lot by jurisdiction. I'm 50 and I haven't written a single check in my entire life. (Sweden.)

Yeah, only cashed in checks from US and U.K. Each time I need to find out how to do it! Think three checks in 40years ain’t bad

I have only ever paid once with a check here in Denmark. I won't ever do it again, because no bank that I know of will issue a paper check.

In Canada it's spelled cheque, I have no idea why. </pedantry>

Still in us but much less than the US. Interac bank transfer has cut on a lot of that usage.