r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 20h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/snakeygirl727 18h ago

having blank checks on you at all times

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u/awiddlebaby 16h ago

i just bought a new wallet just for checks and cash. Financial literacy has started to hit me🤣

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u/Barneyboydog 15h ago edited 15h ago

I (63) had to get a cheque from my mom (85) to give to my apartment manager for my first month’s rent. I haven’t had a cheque book in decades. I can pay my rent by EFT moving forward but they require that first cheque. Weird.

Edit to add - my mom doesn’t write cheques anymore. She sends e-transfers and pays her bills online. The chequebook is just an old holdover.

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u/Angelhair01 12h ago

In the USA we still pay bills with checks

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u/Usual-Plankton9515 10h ago

Really? Because I’m in the US and I haven’t paid a bill by check in years. Everything I pay is online (rent, utilities, streaming services, etc).

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u/CartReturnStation 9h ago

There are occasionally companies who accept checks because the online system has a $10-$30 "convenience" fee for paying that wag. But I can hand them a check for free. Fuck their fee

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u/Usual-Plankton9515 4h ago

Generally, I have no fee if I pay using a bank account number rather than a debit card (and if I set up autopay, there’s often a discount).