Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Noticed an increase in check writing recently, primarily because a lot of businesses are including a 4% processing fee for using credit cards. For larger ticket items, like major dental work or rent deposits, more people are using checks to avoid the additional charge. For instance, a $2000 rent with the credit card fee added pushes it up another $80.
Most young adults don't bother ordering checks, so it's kind of amusing to see this retro approach to avoiding fees. It's not going to stave off financial collapse, but it is interesting to see people writing checks again, at least temporarily.
We are watching the dismantling of the financial evil. Soon credit cards, and bank loans will be gone. They are evil.