A stupid mistake that cost me my cheque.

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The sweet smell of flower blooming in the month of January could only meant one thing - time for renewal of my professional membership. As the invoice came in via email, I was ready with a cheque book in my hand. I issued a cheque of $150 dollars and was pleased with myself thinking that I was the first to make the payment. About a week later, the cheque came back to me much to my displeasure. No one should reject my cheque when I have the money there. I read the statement, Dear Cosmos, Your cheque (number XXXXXX) from account XXX-XXX-XX had been rejected for the following reason: Stale dated cheque. I took a closer look at the cheque and I nearly fainted. For the date of the cheque, I had issued it as 07/01/2018 instead of 07/01/2019. I had to issue an apology to my association and called my bank to waive the bounce cheque charges. (It was $50!!!). Despite of all the waivers, I had wasted fifty cents or a dollar on the bounced cheque. So today, I had to issue another cheque. Did a double check before I send it out again. Do you commit any silly mistakes with issuance of cheques?