Check Ordering

Nowadays, running out of checks probably doesn't happen too often. The number of checks written out by people fell by more than half between 2000 and 2012, according to a Federal Reserve study released recently. But, when you finally do use up that last check, you may be hit with quite a shock. Checks ordered through your bank can cost $25 or more per box. But, you can search the Web for cheaper checks (and more personal designs) as long as you ensure the check printing company is a reputed one.

A quick survey of online prices for standard checks shows that you can easily save a lot by ordering through a third-party vendor. If going to a third-party vendor, rather than to your bank, makes you insecure remember that banks don't really print checks themselves anyway. They send your check order to a third-party printer, say Deluxe or Harland Clarke. By going to an outside vendor, you're really cutting out the middleman.