Target will no longer accept checks: We asked three generations for thoughts [Video]

(WXYZ) — The retailer Target announced that they will no longer be accepting personal checksfrom customers starting Monday, July 15, along with several other new policies.

This announcement comes as Target aims to streamline the self-check out and check out process. Could it be the beginning of the end for check writing?

I talked to a financial expert, small business owners and generations of Metro Detroiters about what the future holds for your checkbook.

“The last time I wrote a check was three weeks ago,” said Courtney Shaw, a member of Gen Z.

“I haven’t written a check in about a year,” said Tori Collins, a member of Gen X.

I asked three different generations (Gen Z, Gen X and Millenials) this question: when was the last time they wrote a check?

Courtney Shaw told me he knows how to fill out a check and writes 3-4 a year, but says it’s a …