What would you do?

Yes. I would bite the bullet and take my chances. I would do everything for my kids.

Hi Mom, Of course i will first explore all the other options like trying to borrowing money, sell my crochet blouses, but payment will be next pay day, i will still take the risk of using my check. I don't care about the fees--it can always be paid. I can always earn money and pay my bills or other fees for it but i will not allow my kids to be hungry and suffer. It will be more costly if my kids will get sick and i have to pay the hospital bills and the worst they can die. My kids life is more important than the fees for the check. Wait i forgot the another option--pawn my jewelries. it will solve the problem!

Have been there and went to SAlvation army they gave us food So now when I can I give money to them

I have been in this situiation. I wopuld visit a food shelf and or a church asking for help. I have done it before. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

funny you should ask that my sister ex hubby came in her home an stole her check for the month an she had 3 kids to feed yes the jerk didnt care he stole money an food right out of his kids mouths but she went to churchs an such trying to get food to get her though well noone could help her so yes she did an of course you have the people that had thier things to say about it but you know if there was no other way yes I would an unlike my sister I wouldnt get hurt feelings about what anyone would say I would telle them to bug off but not so nicely

I've experienced that situation many times that I always run out of money due to my underpaid job but the only difference is I don't have any checking account. I always approach a relative that I will borrow money from them to buy food & milk for my son & I always see to it that I will pay them back as soon as I have the money so that they will let me borrow again.

I would ask neighbors or my church to help. I would not write the check as it would be the same a stealing. I might even go to the bank and ask for a loan until my next income came around, but I would never write a check if I did not have the money in there to cover it. I would pray that I am able to manage money so that what you say will not happen. God will provide a way that is legal and moral for you if you ask him to.

In all honesty...if my kids were hungry and I had no other means...yes..I would I think that most people will go to great lengths to feed their families if put in a desperate situation with little choice. Sometimes we are given choices in which neither are particularly good so all we can do is pick the better of the them.

No money in the checking account, I would use a credit card. As much as I would not want to that is what I would do before writing a bad check or borrowing from someone.

Hello mom, I will write on the check some amount that i know can last for a week. (my checking account always had a remaining balance as per bank's policy/maintaining balance) But,if you were referring to a closed check book...i wouldn't dare to write or issue a bouncing check. I would rather borrow money from my friends or family,or even pawn some valuable things that are just lying idle from displays,or even sell some things that are not used for it's purpose. I can't imagine my kids starving or i won't even wait for my kids to asks food before doing something.

No, I would not do that knowing that I don't have sufficient funds in my checking account. I would only be exposing myself to further trouble and expenses. Charges for an unfunded check which is returned (bouncing check), are now very exorbitant, not to think of the possible lawsuit you will face if the payee sues me. What I would do to get food for my children is to seek out help from my parents, sisters, brothers or cousins. If not, I have a wide circle of friends whom I could seek help and borrow money. I don't believe not any one of them could not lend help. In a society like ours, we cannot close our eyes to someone in dire need, especially if it is food for the children.

This is indeed a dilemma topics.No money,no eat,there are children waiting to eat,in such a case, the face of money and material temptations,in the end how to do? if it is me ,I would choose to adhere to ethices,hastened to find things to do in exchange for remuneration,or,even took to the streets to people for help,a sizeable.

Even though i have no food, i will find food by any ways ,just like finding some jobs or in the country finding vegetables.

Wow! This is such an interesting topic, especially now-a-days. I'm guessing that since the checking account is just about empty, that there is no savings account? If there is no way to borrow money from a family or friend, and there are no local food banks or such that can help, then I would definitely bite the bullet and write the check. Just make sure it is enough to get by(so you don't have to write another and get charged another fee) and that it isn't for more than you can afford when you get paid. Many of us have been in this situation with the economy the way it is. Do your best to make sure it doesn't happen again, otherwise you're wasting more money just by having to pay those overdrawn charges.

Yes I would risk the Fees The thing here is though that Cheques take 5 Days to go through so there would be enough time for my Money to go in In the past I have had to do it, many years ago when my Children where Little When it is needed to be done in those Circumstances then yes I would even though I could do without paying for fees but my Children come first

Hey, mommy! I don't think I could do it. I hope I'd have the nerve to let a friend or two know what the situation was, knowing they'd either give us food or money, or invite us to join them. If there were no kids involved, I'd simply fast until I could afford food... Yes, my answer is from experience.

momtrying2makeit. I would scrounge around and dig up all the small change , then call my best friend and tell her I out of money and its several day til my social security check comes. she will loan me food money as I always pay her back. if I was young and broke and had kids to feet, I would c ontact our local church for help foodwise, not bounce a check as that is morally wrong.

Well, momtrying2makeit, I would not really worry about being in this situation. Being that I get food benefits every month, I am able to budget how much food comes into the house. But, if push comes to shove, my husband would max out his account. Knowing him he will just find a way to get some food in the house. Even if he has to go to a couple of restaurants to friends that he known of. He will tell them our situation, and they in return will give us free food. Then people at our church cook for the college kids each Sunday.. We would have enough food to last us an entire week.

I too have two small children and I would do exactly the same as what you've said that you would do. I can't let the children go hungry. Besides that, there are many times when I will write a check and it takes a couple of days if not up to a week for a check to post. I understand that there would be fees that would have to be paid on behalf of making sure that there was food for the children to eat, but sometimes it is just a risk that you have to run. PS, we were in a similar situation to the one that you've mentioned just a week ago because we have an automatic renewal on our Turbo Tax subscription and it decided it needed to renew on the exact same week that I'd had to pay our house payment.

...Hi momtryingtomakeit, When a person has children, they have to be considered first,if possible. I think that if the person cashes a check without funds to cover the check it makes the matter worse. I would go to the supermarket, ask to speak with the manager, tell him or her the situation and ask him to take the check but hold it until the money would be in the bank. They might just do what you need in view of the children. The other choice would be to look for a food bank which gives families free food. I would call until I found information. There are also shelters for women which may be able to share some of their food with the family. Last resort I would call the Red Cross or the Salvation Army to see if either of those organizations could assist. I believe in finding solutions. Once I ran out of cash money in Bermuda on vacation by myself. I had additional expenses because I missed my ship. I went into a bank and convinced the manger to cash a check for me, I was a bank examiner at the time with my identification, but he didn't have to cash my check. You have to believe the answer will come. Take care.