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Perfectly happy is maybe a stretch, but there are a few bills I still write checks for. These are a small stick it to the man because these companies charge a "convenience fee" for paying by credit card, and the only other payment option is check. I can't believe it doesn't actually cost them more to pay for a person to open my envelope and process my payment, so it's pretty clear a "convenience fee" is just a cash grab, so a check it is. My bank gives me checks for free, and the postage stamp is cheaper than the fee. And yes, I'm aware of the security issues, but so far I've had my credit card numbers stolen not checks.

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I guess the idea of "outdated" is different, as you're not the first person to mention checks still being used (in the US I assume).

Not 100% sure but I am relatively certain the last check I used here in Germany was in the 90s and the last one I had in hand was a return of an overpaid fee by some government org in the early 00s that I didn't bother cashing in (like 2 bucks or so).