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Ok. I just talked to my banks representative. I asked him, "What is the purpose of the date slot on my checks?". At first he sounded like he thought I was playing a belated April Fool's joke on him. After a few more questions he basically confirmed that in the end, to the bank, it means...

Dom Vongvises & Mike_W: Thank you for your support. I remember when I refiananced my home loan, I was specifically asked to post date a check for something. Legal or not, they exist. I'm no lawyer, that's for sure, but isn't a check like a legally binding contract. The payor agrees to pay...

Well, since some of you think the whole idea is silly or hint that balancing a check book is complicated, let me clarify a few things. Like I said, I very rarely deal with checks, especially for paying bills. I can think of at least one good scenario for post dating a check that makes sense to...

I usually pay bills online via Microsoft Money. For my first payment to a new company, I usually send a regular check. I sent a company a post dated check that was dated for 3-30-02. I mailed it on the 21st or so. I checked my bank on the 27th and I was surprized to find that the check had...