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Do Personal & Business Checks Expire?
Yes, both personal and business checks have an expiration date. That date is typically 6 months from the date that the check was issued, as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Educational Articles Discussing Personal & Financial Growth
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How to Endorse a Check for a Minor (Under 18)
The Winter Holidays are fast approaching, and for many people, that means the exchanging of gifts. For our purposes here, we aren't talking about the kind that can be purchased at the Mall or shipped via Amazon, we're talking about a personal check.
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How to Void a Check (Properly)
People are using online banking to manage their finances more than ever, something that was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a few necessary real-world checkbook skills remain important, even as people move further and further toward conducting paperless transactions.
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How to Write a Check (Properly)
Writing a personal or business check was a core method of conducting financial transactions during the 20th century. It was the primary method in which you paid your mortgage, credit card debt, or other bills (ex. utility). Opening a checkbook to issue a check was a monthly, sometimes weekly, sometimes even daily procedure for some people.
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How to Land a Digital Marketing Internship and Grow a Career
A Digital Marketing Internship is a part-time way to acquire the full-time skills and real world experience necessary to succeed in the modern marketing department.
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Types of Real Estate Side Hustles
Explore the options before you in the real estate field for earning some money on the side. Some options are labor-based, some are investment-based, and all of them have their plusses and minuses. Let's get to it.
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How Much Money to Keep in Your Savings Account vs. Your Checking Account
The ideal target minimum is 3-4 months worth of operating expenses in your checking account and 3-4 months worth of cash on top of that in your savings account.
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How Checking & Savings Accounts Can Affect Your Credit Score
This includes account openings, bounced checks, loans, overdrafts and other personal banking factors impact your credit history.
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How to Get an Internship with No Work Experience
There’s no template for instant success when it comes to high school grads and college students seeking internship opportunities. Maybe there was 50 years ago, back when career paths were more traditionally defined and the job market was eager for that college degree earner.