When we think about personal finance, we often consider budgeting or investing, but we don’t necessarily think about balancing a checkbook. Perhaps that is because paper checks are less common than ...

In the age of smartphones, balancing a checkbook can sound like an archaic activity — something people did back in the old days of landlines and video rentals. But despite popular belief, keeping a ...

Balancing your checkbook is important to ensure the account balance in your records is the same as the balance shown by your bank. The concept of balancing your checkbook might be a foreign one in ...

When we think about personal finance, we often consider budgeting or investing, but we don’t necessarily think about balancing a checkbook. Perhaps that is because paper checks are less common than ...

These days many of us write few, if any, checks. So, the term “balancing a checkbook” has taken on a new meaning. Simply put, balancing your checkbook involves making sure your records for your ...

Balancing a business checkbook is easy to do in a very simple business. But various factors may change that. An early stage business checkbook balance may require a quick mental adjustment to realize ...

I grew up watching my mother balance her checkbook regularly. Fascinated by the orderly columns of numbers I was excited when I got my first job and my first checking account. Frustration soon set in ...

Q: Last month. I bounced two checks and I am mortified. I do not know how to reconcile my check register to the bank statement. I cannot afford to hire a bookkeeper. Can you please explain how I go ...

Question: I was mortified and greatly embarrassed last month when I bounced five checks. I inadvertently deposited a large check to the wrong bank account leaving me short in my checking account. Can ...