how to avoid bounced checks
consumers can reduce the number of bounced checks they write by tracking their bank balances more carefully by using an ironclad system of recording every single debit and deposit on a check register as soon as it occurs or by keeping close tabs on their checking account by using online banking consumers can also fund a savings account and link it to their checking account to cover overdrafts alternatively consumers may opt to write fewer checks or use cash debit cards and immediate online payments such as mobile wallets paypal or the like for discretionary spending 