I remember seeing my mother writing a check once. It must have been in the late eighties. I'm quite confident that nobody I know of my age has ever written check. That check floating is still a thing is quite amazing to consider.
I write checks. I like writing checks and I like cash. Online payments feel impersonal and doesn't hurt as much as the physical action of writing a check and cash. I'm more frugal when I spend cash. If I write a check for a large amount it physically hurts and causes me to try to figure out a way to eliminate or reduce the cause of such a large amount.
I saw someone write a check at a supermarket just a couple of weeks ago. I think it's the first time I've seen a checkbook in the wild in 5 or 10 years.
My landlord four years ago set things up so that the cheapest and lowest-latency way to pay rent was to walk to his bank and deposit a check into his account. Kind of weird. Sometimes I have weird professional things I pay for that need checks (tax attorney, and some real estate stuff). Fortunately, my credit union will print 3 checks if I walk by and ask nicely. And they have Saturday hours.
I’ve always payed rent in cash. Landlords seem to like it more than checks.
Was surprised to see that the car dealership would accept personal cheques but I wrote one this week.