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I'm gonna sound so stupid, but I thought checks just gave you free money. I thought my parents were wasting a check by writing such a small amount, and ask them something like why not write a bigger number?
Then they explained that you need money in the bank to work. I was too young to even be embarrassed, I was just like ok cool, didn't even realize how dumb I was.
In my defence, I was like 9 and I just arrived in the US and never heard of a "check" before.
I think u being a Lil too harsh on yourself, when I was a kid I thought bank receipts could be turned in to get moneyπ