In a world where you can pay someone with the click of a button, writing checks may seem outdated. Yet there are times when writing a check is the easiest way — or the only way — to pay for goods or ...

Check, Please! Bay Area, season 20, episode 10, airs Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other television airtimes. My name is Leslie Sbrocco, and I’m the host of Check, Please! Bay Area.

While it’s so easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are times when writing a check is the easiest way ...