On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 12:52:02 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 09/01/2016 12:16 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 12:45:55 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/9/2016 10:04 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I don't even keep a check register. I write perhaps three checks
>>>>> a year and make weekly ATM withdrawals. Everything else is paid
>>>>> electronically.
>>>>
>>>> I try to write down what checks are handwritten, but it's a bit
>>>> of a losing cause. I just keep a cushion in my checking account
>>>> to cover my day to day expenses and any other bills that come in.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>>
>>> I use Quicken. Easy, accurate, always know what is available. Buy it
>>> once for the cost of a bounced check.
>>
>> Me too. I get my statements from the bank via Internet. So easy to
>> balance checkbook.
>> Janet US
>>
>I do all my accounting for my consultancy by hand in a 36 column book.
>That way I can see where everything goes and mistakes are easy to find
>and correct.
>Graham

Oh, Man! My first husband had me doing that for my $15/week household
allowance -- to the penny!!!
Later I found that I actually like those green columnar pads.
Then I discovered how to make charts on my computer
Now at the end of the year I simply total up Quickbooks and Quicken,
total my charts and fill in the blanks on Turbo Tax. No more yards
and yards of adding machine tape scrolling off the table. I no longer
have a drinking problem around tax time
Janet US