Check mate

I wrote a check Monday, which is something that I haven't done in a long time. Buying them is something I've done even less, thanks to on-line bill paying and a work-around that allows me to not have to buy checks. I keep an account (with a very small balance) at a bank that provides temporary checks on request.
The check I wrote was from an order that probably was a decade old. It had, as my address, a place where I hadn't lived in more than three years.
There is something to be said about writing out a check that makes you realize how you are spending your money. The experts say in a cash-less society, where every monetary transaction is done electronically, we spend more than if we were handing over green pieces of paper.
Let's face it, even though I have plastic in my wallet (in the form of a credit and debit card) I do feel a little more wealth with a nice new $20 bill. Or two.