I could not start my day peacefully without rectify the mistake I have done...

hi emily7339, i'm glad to hear that everything is fine now. i'm not sure but i think there would be a penalty charges too for depositing a cheque without signature (once the cheque is returned to you). it's good that both of you realised it early and took immediate action to rectify it.

There are countless things that happen in everyone's life that give them sleepless nights and that includes me! This may seem simple but I was not sure if my gardener had closed the garden tap before leaving and that gave me a sleepless night. When I woke up in the morning I noticed that he had in fact closed the tap!

I used to be bothered by my brother in law a lot when I was still working at his Pharmacy. He would call me late at night and ask for the box of medicine or receipts which are just beside his table but he would tell me that he could not find it. He would be really raising his voice on the phone that makes me even more irritated. So I would not be able to sleep well thinking that i might have misplaced it. So what i would do is to come to work really early and upon seeing the things that he was looking for, I would like to hit him with it! But I never did. But he knows how irritated I am.

Oh heavens! That could have been bad and caused late charges on the credit card bill. Good that your husband noticed that. I did something similar. I forgot to put a stamp on a very important envelope. I just thought it was a 'no stamp necessary envelope'. I wasn't paying attention. It could have slowed up an already slow process. The postman didn't take it and left it for me to put a stamp on it. So it went out the next day.

To be honest I would not call this a big mistake, also I would not take all that trouble and waste so much time for a simple thing like that. This besides of the fact nobody would be able to find that cheque back anyway. Since we don't have cheques in the first place since 20 years or longer anymore but also at the time we still had them you had to send them by post. So drop the envelope into the mailbox. By now everybody is e-banking and if you are allowed to have a credit card at all the company will take the amount you need to pay each month from your bank account automatically.

During my undergraduate admission, I forgot to take my School leaving certificate and conduct certificate. They told me that without those you cannot get admission. I was shocked because it was 100 miles away and there wasn't enough time. However, one kind admission executive made an undertaking and convinced those others to allow some time and they allowed 2 days. I never knew that man. But at least my admission was not cancelled.

Hi there Emily7339! I am always bothered by mistakes that I committed and things that I forget. You know that nagging feeling that you get when you think you forgot something and can't remember what it was, when you forget something that you were about to say and when you forget what you were supposed to do? The latest and BIGGEST mistake that I committed when I erroneously sent a text message complaining about my boss which I was supposed to send to my mother but ended up sending it to none other but my boss. It was clear that I was talking about him and he even sent me my text message back. I was so embarrassed that I did not want to go back to work the next day.

Bank's have standing orders and they are digital too. I felt that there's another lesson you need to learn here. You need to understand the system of your bank entirely to help you out on odd situations like this one. It is obvious that the both of you do not have it. You can always call up the card center being that sometimes your current account and card issuing bank may be different to notify them of your unsigned check which you intend to make payment with. They can always trace that check for you to void it while you make out another check or arrangement like electronic transfer to pay the bill. Also, at that hour before you went to bed since card centers are opened 24/7/365. I don't know if your country is actively into environment friendly campaigns because if it is then I am sure they would discourage check writings if you can help it. You can always make a certain amount payable standing order with the bank for your credit cards where anything within that limit will be fully paid on the due date of the bill's statement. This will make your job much easier where you will just have to ensure the funds are sufficient in your accounts, pay the difference electronically and most of all, never late on the payment. It would make your card usage easier when you have several cards. You can simply spread out your entire month's expenses over a few cards and still be free from worries of making punctual payments. These electronic facilities are there to help you and you would only have yourself to blame when you do not use them. Try it, you will appreciate the conveniences it brings.

I have had this happen before. I just stopped payment on that cheque and wrote another one. Seemed speedier that way and worked out well for me.

Oh yes. Frequently. Especially with the BankSo many stories and so many sleepless nights

Oh, I've had worst days than that. I have made checks with wrong figures, made checks with insufficient funds, etc. It's stressful to have to cope with all these things.

Hi emily7339, Thank goodness that you're able to rectify your mistake early. It's always better to be safe than sorry. As the saying goes 'prevention is better than cure'. I guess you knew that already. Anyway, hope you will be extra careful in future to avoid such occurrences as I'm sure it's no fun having to rectify your wrong! Have a careful day.

Oh yes emily, I am sure I have made errors in my life that has keep me nervous ALL night until I was able to rectify it the next morning...so don't think its just you because it happens to many of us on a regular....LOL...

well i have done that before a few times but i am better to forget to sign the check to the bills them self and i end up in a fight no its check and amount sent in

That's easily done, many of us can do this when we are distracted, or tired, or our concentration wavers, but at least you managed to rectify your mistake, not too much harm done and you realized it before it was too late. I have often laid in bed at night worrying about things that I haven't done, I know I won't be able to sleep, so I go and make sure that I've done it, or at least written it down, so I can do it as soon as I get up in the morning, otherwise it's swimming around in my head and I can't shut it off to sleep.

I think most probably it is good to forgive others and forget the post and try to live in the present. I also had some times things like that that might have disturbed me in the past. I think most probably you will be feeling better after doing the right thing.

I worked in Banking for many years and I know everyone makes mistakes, so whenever I make a mistake I fix it as soon as possible. Even though most transactions take place with machines, somewhere there is a person involved and thatbank person always is thankful to correct a mistake as soon as possible. Blessings

Oops, glad you got it taken care of. I can see where that would have disturbed you. Every once in awhile something will come up that just eats at me until it is taken care of. Sure makes for a miserable day too.

Glad you were able to do, but you have to realize if it was for your account out of your checking account most banks will just go ahead and take care of it for you. Because if someone got your checks they wouldn't be paying your bills.

We are all bound to make mistakes and we just cannot do away with it. Sometimes the effect do affect us in such a way that we feel so embarrassed by it. I was once texting my friend telling her about my marital woes regarding my husband not giving me much attention because he has been preoccupied with a lot of things in his work. I mistakenly sent these messages to none other than my husband! I was just surprised when he texted me back asking: "Do we have a problem here?" I did not know what to say and when he got home, he started making some emotional statements that really hit me so hard. I just could not take back those complaints I said...we felt both quiet for quite sometime and then later on had the chance to explain to him my deepest sentiments.