My life has been made substantially easier with the technology deployed around banking and funds transfer. There are numerous services/apps that make paying people extremely easy; services like PayPal, Venmo and Cash. They have their limits and, in some cases, costs but they make that occasional billpay or friend reimbursement remarkably easy.

My banks have also made it a lot easier with free built-in billpay services and funds transfer services such as Zelle. I especially love the ability to deposit checks directly from my phone using the bank’s app.

Today, none of those services could do what I needed done in the timeframe I needed it done in. I needed a good old-fashioned check. To add insult to injury, I had written out my last check for the account I needed to disburse from last week. It would take days to order and receive checks and there was no branch nearby where I could ask for a counter check. What to do?

Enter checkrobot.com! This free website allows you to create and print your own checks on plain paper. You add your bank information and then add your payee and you’re ready-to-go. The service will create an authentic bank check in the necessary MICR font that can easily be deposited via an app or at a bank. It’s easy, simple and free and will get you out of a jam if you need in a hurry.

“Check” it out!