How often do you check your bank account?

[OwlHoot]

Says the man sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent, with Fagan as his avatar.

Fagin? You sure it isn't Billy Connolly?

[darmstadt]

I haven't checked mine for over 20 years as I don't know how, but Frau D. does, everyday

[vwdan]

Listening to Radio 5 Live and Martin Lewis is spouting about how people are silly for not checking direct debits etc, people paying for gym memberships they don't use, or paying for insurance for devices or properties they no longer have.

I don't know about you but I am very OCD when it comes to my bank account, I know exactly how much is in it, how much is due to come out and when, I am not living on the breadline, I don't need to account for every penny that I have, but I sure has hell make sure I know where they all are!

I'm pretty OCD when it comes to banking, too. With my personal account, I have a separate account just for Direct Debits and recurring payments - each month I transfer £x which I know will cover the bills in there and I check it at least one a month to make sure it's all in order. Because of that, my main account is pretty easy to track. I also have text alerts for low balances and things which is nice.

I also have texts set up on the business account to catch any large ins and outs, but accounting obviously forces me to go through each item line by line so I only really log on when I have to.