Check Cashing Fees

It's a basic check cashing service. I brought a check, and they exchanged it for cash minus a 10% fee (with a $5.00 minimum.)

This is a strange service to some people. Because of a judgment, I can't really have money in a bank account, so I have to get my checks cashed at places like this because if I bring them to a bank, the government will take it from me. It's a pain, but these places do make it possible to live. The service is nothing special, but it gets the job done. You do hav eto provide them with quite a bit of information about yourself, so you'd better make sure that the check you're cashing is actually good or you will be sorry. 10% seems a bit steep to me, especially because I had to cash a $1,000 check, and I have since found that there are better deals out there.

It pays to shop around. I think I assumed that all places were the same and that the cost wouldn't really vary. Boy was I wrong. There are places that charge less than half of what I paid, and there's really no benefit that I could see to going to a more expensive place. Bottom line is--shop around