Customized checks are bank checks on which you can place any image you want. Some people use pictures of their family or their favorite sports team as a backdrop for their checks. Stick figure checks are customized with a family of custom-made stick figures in the background. These can be created through a custom check website, where you can create and then order the checks.

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     Visit Checks Your Way (see Resources). Draw your stick figure check design, scan and upload the photo, input your personal and bank information, and order the checks.

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     Visit the "Personalized Stick Family Checks" page of Custom Labels 4 U (see Resources), a website that specializes in customizing labels and checks. You can select different options to change the stick figures that appear on your check. As of November 2010, the site charges $37 for 150 checks.

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