Why Do Personal Checks Still Exist?
by Mike Winters on Two Cents, shared by Mike Winters from Lifehacker on (#5EJEZ)

Personal checks are steadily falling into disuse. They're kind of like fax machines-outmoded, slow, with only a hardened group of people still using them even as they become less practical. Is there any good reason to still use paper checks? In some cases, yes-although you still have to be careful about identity...