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Endorsing and Signing Checks: A Complete Guide
Learn how to endorse a personal check or sign it over to someone else If someone gives you a check, you must endorse it before you can cash it or deposit it in your bank account. Through your endorsement, you give the ba...
The Complete Guide to Purchasing a Cashier’s Check
Getting a cashier’s check is simple with our easy-to-follow stepsA cashier's check is a check that is drawn on a bank's funds rather than your own personal funds. It offers a secure way to pay in situations where a per...
How to Write an Email to a Customer Service Agent
A complete guide to contacting customer service via emailWhen it comes to sending an email to customer service, some people may feel stuck. What kind of conventions or protocols apply to a customer service request? Altho...
How to Fill Out a MoneyGram Money Order the Right Way
A comprehensive guide to correctly filling out a Moneygram A Moneygram money order must be filled out correctly to ensure that the payment is accepted and processed without any complications. This wikiHow will teach you ...
How to
Sign over a Check
A third-party check is a personal or business check that is signed over as payment to another person. Signing over a check can be helpful if you have a check that was written to you and you need to pay someone else with ...
How to
Locate a Check Routing Number
When you're providing funds for an online transaction or filling out form for direct deposit, you'll often be asked for your bank's routing number. That's a nine-digit number provided by the American Banker's Associatio...
How to
Count Money
A big pile of dollar bills and coins is a beautiful sight, but how do you know exactly how much money you have? Counting money is a breeze when you can identify your bills and coins quickly and do a little mental math. W...
How to
Survive if You Cannot Find a Job
No job? Learn how to stay afloat while still looking toward the futureSurviving without a job is challenging. If you don't have a regular monthly income, you may have a hard time paying your bills, filling your time and ...
How to
Complete a Canadian GST Return
If you do business in Canada—or plan to—you should be familiar with the goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST). The GST is a tax that is applied to most of the goods and services paid for in Cana...
How to
Make Money Online
In today's digital age, there are lots of opportunities to earn money online. Whether you’re looking to make money online full-time or you just want to supplement your income, you have a variety of options to choose fr...
How to
Balance a Checkbook
Balancing your checkbook is one of those crucial life skills that you need to know. It will give you a clear sense of not only how much money is in your bank account, but where your money goes. It can also help prevent y...
How to
Cancel a Western Union Money Transfer
You've successfully sent a money transfer using Western Union and now you wish to cancel your transaction? Some simple steps are helpful in doing so.
How to
Fill Out a Cashier's Check
A cashier's check is a check that offers significantly more security to the payee because it's drawn against the bank's funds and not against an individual account holder's funds. However, when it comes time to obtain a ...
How to
Cancel a Credit Card Payment
Stopping a credit card payment may be necessary for several reasons. At times, a pre-arranged payment must be delayed when a paycheck does not arrive on time, or some sudden financial emergency means delaying that paymen...
How to
Wire Transfer Money
One of the fastest ways to transfer money between two parties is to wire transfer money. A wire transfer allows you to send money quickly and securely. The sender is required to provide information about the bank or inst...
How to
Write a Promissory Note
A promissory note is a written agreement to repay a debt. Sometimes referred to as a note, this document is legally enforceable. Taking the time to learn how to write a promissory note, or write an IOU, will help in your...
How to
Find Information on a Business That No Longer Exists
Each day businesses start up, close, are sold, or change for some other reason. You may need to find information on a defunct company to verify your employment history, for tax purposes, or a number of other reasons. How...
How to
Make a List of Personal Assets
Listing your personal assets can be tedious and time-consuming. Despite the hassle, the effort will pay off when you need to make an insurance claim if your home is broken into or destroyed by fire or flood. You can also...
How to
Read a Check
Proper check notation is essential for issuing and receiving payments. Although fewer checks are used now that there are several forms of digital payment, you will likely receive a check at some point in your life. You w...
How to Accept and Approve Payments on PayPal
PayPal is an e-commerce company that handles private and commercial money transfers online. With PayPal, users can pay for goods and services or simply send money to anyone with an email account. Started in 2000, PayPal ...
