Trending today: a big decline (unsurprisingly) in the usage of physical checks – though the average check today is bigger than you’d think. Aaron and Victor speculate on why a typical check is now for about $2,600 – and where those checks might come from in the first place. (Also, Victor wonders what life would be like if he never ever used a credit card.)

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