I keep a cheque book for the rare occasion where a small group needs money but doesn't handle electronic cash.
I have always had a cheque book since {mumble} long before the Internet existed, or credit/debit cards and ATMs.
Back in the day you used cheques for everything including drawing cash, so you could keep track of your money using the little area on the LHS where you had your cheque amount and your running balance.
I just realised that the same fields are there today but the number of people who could make use of this running total must be few to none.
Nearly all transactions are electronic, as far as I know.
Anyway, so far off topic....
Cheers
Dave R