Do You Cash Your Check Right Away?

@Shar19 (8231)
United States
March 30, 2009 12:29pm CST
If you get any checks in the mail for online sites what do you do with the check when you get it? Do you hold onto it until you get some more checks? Do you wait a few days or weeks and then cash or deposit it? I hold onto mine for about a week in hopes that I might be getting another one.
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12 responses
30 Mar 09
I put it in stright away so u dont lose it :P
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@heehaw78 (566)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 09
i agree , that what i will do.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
31 Mar 09
Makes sense to me.
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
30 Mar 09
oh, i'm rather impatient. so once i get the cheque, i'd bank it in immediately and check my account almost everyday to see when my money comes in. hee.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
31 Mar 09
That's part of the fun.
• United States
31 Mar 09
i usually cash it,but it depends. sometimes the bank wants to hold if "if i don't have enough to cash it". which i find funny in the case of a government refund check. if they think that's gonna bounce,that says a lot
• United States
3 Apr 09
Most of mine are through paypal, when I do get a check I'll just deposit it.
@taface412 (3175)
• United States
31 Mar 09
It depends. If it's a new place yes of course. If it's one I know is trustworthy I may hang on to it a little while until I make a trip to the bank.
@heehaw78 (566)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 09
my opinion is do not wait , just cash in into you bank account for sometimes some cheques has only few days to expire.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
31 Mar 09
That's true. I always check the expiration date.
@hcromer (2710)
• United States
30 Mar 09
If I have a check that is for less than $5 I would hold on to it until I had some cash or something else to deposit into my bank account (even if that something is rolled up change). I rarely get paid by check through my online stuff though, it usually comes through PayPal.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
30 Mar 09
If I have some money when I get it then I will wait until the next time I need to go out for something to cash it. If I am expecting another one soon I might hold onto it. If I am really broke when it comes though I will go right out and cash it.
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
30 Mar 09
I used to but the way things are going, I cash them as soon as possible, just in case the company goes under or something. These days, the most reliable place is suffering through the economic crisis and I don't trust any of them! Good luck and my your collection of checks grow quickly.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
31 Mar 09
i have never gotten a check from online sites. mylot is the only one i go to & i have never drawn anything out of my account.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
30 Mar 09
The only check I get for online sites is for a survey site I do. Since it takes me quite awhile to get enough to cash in for a check, I always cash it right away when I get it. Everything else I do, goes into my Paypal.
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
30 Mar 09
For my earnings i either have then in amazon gift certificates, or put into my pay pal account. Either way i save them up until i have enough to get something that we need, or something that i would like to have. If we need the cash for household bills then i have it moved from my paypal into our bank account to be used that way. I have never received a check in the mail, but if i did i would probably just deposit it into our checking account and use it that way.