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minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down6·28 days agoBy putting the dollar sign first on checks it prevents someone from changing 100$ into 1100$
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-228 days agoYou could do the same if the dollar sign is on the other side though. $100 $1000
minus-squareIzzyScissor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·28 days agoBut that’s why you put the “and no cents ~~~~~~~~” at the end
minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days agoThat’s the text portion, not the numeric portion.
minus-squareIzzyScissor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days agoOh, I still do the $100.°/oo~~~~ in the numeric section too.
minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days agoI see. I assumed you meant the words because you put the words in your comment. Seems like a good idea to do both, as you say. I don’t really write a lot of checks any more.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·27 days agoYou could do a similar thing for the other style: 100$ Vs -------- 100$ I would write it $100, but only because it’s convention, either method has the same issue and solutions.
minus-squarecadekat@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·27 days ago100.00$ vs $100.00 I guess? Though I suppose you could turn the period into a comma.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·28 days agoI had to write a check a few months ago, it was like divining an ancient language. It cleared through, so I guess I got it right.
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoPretty sure the printing out of the amount with letters prevents that. One hundred dollars -------xx/00
By putting the dollar sign first on checks it prevents someone from changing 100$ into 1100$
You could do the same if the dollar sign is on the other side though.
$100
$1000
But that’s why you put the “and no cents ~~~~~~~~” at the end
That’s the text portion, not the numeric portion.
Oh, I still do the $100.°/oo~~~~ in the numeric section too.
I see. I assumed you meant the words because you put the words in your comment.
Seems like a good idea to do both, as you say.
I don’t really write a lot of checks any more.
You could do a similar thing for the other style:
100$
Vs
-------- 100$
I would write it $100, but only because it’s convention, either method has the same issue and solutions.
100.00$ vs $100.00 I guess? Though I suppose you could turn the period into a comma.
I had to write a check a few months ago, it was like divining an ancient language.
It cleared through, so I guess I got it right.
1000
Pretty sure the printing out of the amount with letters prevents that.
One hundred dollars -------xx/00