What's the point of paying with a check?
isn't it like a debit card with extra steps? at a store I mean
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Money isn't taken out of the account until the cheque is cashed, for one.
Which makes it harder for people to keep track of their expenses. Which in turn is why "balancing the checkbook" used to be a regular chore for almost everyone and is now a chore for almost no one.