It's 2002 - CHECK the dates on your CHECKS

[KuyaDanny]

Happy New Year!

A friendly reminder - when writing or accepting checks, be careful to check the DATE on the check. The most common mistake made in January is to write last year's date. It's hard to break a habit you've been doing for the last 12 months.

Affixing last year's date makes the check STALE, and banks may refuse deposit or encashment, requiring the payee to have the check redated by the maker.

So check your checks and check again. It is now January 2002.

[Krakista]

Sa PEx Frontpage under Pex Events:

05 JAN 2001 3PM FRI
PEx Book Club's Discussion on Tolkien's Lord of The Rings Trilogy
Interdotnet Philippines Conference Room
106 Esteban St., Legaspi Village, Makati

12 JAN 2001 10AM FRI
PEx Book Sale
844 Laurel St. Mandaluyong City

[rains_delight]

Thank you for the reminder Kuya Danny...happy new year.:wave:

[JDELEON]

The official Sniglet for this time of the year is Checkuary.

Checkuary (chek' yew air ee) n.
The thirteenth month of the year that begins New Year's Day and ends when a person stops absentmindedly writing the old year on their checks.

May Angels smile upon y'all,
Joe

[PUGSLEY]

Originally posted by KuyaDanny


Affixing last year's date makes the check STALE, and banks may refuse deposit or encashment, requiring the payee to have the check redated by the maker.

So check your checks and check again. It is now January 2002.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, KUYA!!!

Just to correct a misconception, a check becomes STALE only after the lapse of 6 months. So, if one ante-dates a check say SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 the fact that the check is made/issued today does not make the check stale.

[KuyaDanny]

Of course, PUGSLY. Your explanation is accurate. Thank you.

I'm referring to the common mistake in January every year when people tend to write January 3, 2001 for example, when they really mean January 3, 2002.

[tr|n|ty]

thanks for the reminder. i hate coming home to a ton of bills. sigh, i hate being an adult.

[thinqueblue]

thanks!!!


i'll keep this in mind.