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		gumby on Sept 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US college enrollments are falling, except for gra... I think you ou’d be surprised how many people can’t balance a checkbook. And how many people are taken in by straightforwardly bad decisions (excessive use of credit etc).

theplague42 on Sept 29, 2020 [–]

Do people need to know how to balance a checkbook anymore?

brewdad on Sept 29, 2020 | | [–]

Just because the payments are electronic doesn't mean there is no longer a need to track cash flows in and out of your accounts.

gumby on Sept 29, 2020 | | [–]

Sure, they do need to know how to balance their account, even if their bank statement has a sum at the end.

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