I hate cheques. I don't accept them as payment any more. I never set foot inside a bank. With the daycare, three school aged kids of my own and extracurriculars, I just don't want another weekly errand, you know?

My issue is less about parents picking up late and more about them paying me a day or two late, as if I am an afterthought. I have groceries to buy, and bills to pay, and if I don't have that money, I can't do these things. The grocery thing - I am supposed to be paid on Fridays by 6pm, and often there will be a parent or two who have to be reminded on Sunday night. Now, my grocery shopping money is in my account on Sunday night or Monday morning, and with four/five daycare kids, who has time to shop during the week?

So, the problem is, parents don't seem to take my pay seriously. As I've said before, I am sure they pay their other bills on time, because they have a penalty if they don't.