How often do you check your bank account?

[original PM]

I used too but the ever growing row of zero's at the end started to make my eyes go screwey

[BrilloPad]

I used too but the ever growing row of zero's at the end started to make my eyes go screwey

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[FiveTimes]

Every couple of days, and I then cross check the transactions with the receipts in my wallet. If the receipts is needed then I store it away, other wise I shred them.

By Thursday most receipts have gone and been dealt with.

[MarillionFan]

You posted that after you objected when someone said that about you?

Are you a MP or a peer or something?

I really don't mind if you sit this one out.

[JRCT]

I always thought I was pretty good at this. Not quite down to the penny, but pretty aware of everything that should be going through.

Then last year, I signed up for a month's free trial of Netflix. Never used it, but completely forgot to cancel it and I only noticed the £7 dd going through 4 months later. I called them and they refunded the whole lot, thankfully (I presume they could see that I'd never used it).

I guess because it was only a small amount and it was coming out the same time as 9-10 other dds, it got through.

[VectraMan]

I'm pretty bad at this sort of thing. A few years ago I changed home insurance and they told me they'd take care of cancelling the old policy from the previous provider. It took me 6 months to notice that I was paying twice each month - they hadn't done anything.

I'd notice the big stuff, but my attitude tends to be that life's too short to worry about every penny. Which is probably why I'm poor.

[NickFitz]

I check my personal accounts every day, as I can just look them up on a phone app in a couple of seconds. I have regularly monthly payments set up as reminders in the calendar app, as I tend to keep most cash in the savings account and move it over to the current account as and when its needed.

My business account I probably check about once a week, just to remind myself how much is in there; there are only three monthly payments out of that, not counting paying the employee's salary and awarding dividends to the shareholder

[alreadypacked]

Shortest is about every 6 months.
Need to do company accounts and realised I have not got a statement in the last year.

I am saving at the moment, I find if I look I am tempted to spend.

[ZARDOZ]

about once a month personal more often business, pretty easy to spot anything off in good time

[DannyF1966]

I get a weekly text for the business account which is enough to see if the last invoice has been paid I check the current account probably about once a week or so, much easier now I've installed the phone app for it. I know what's going out, when, and how much, so the balance is never a huge surprise to me. It's not a joint account though, so that helps!