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Where Can I Cash My Stimulus Check? Try Walmart or PayPal

There are two ways to receive your $1,200 stimulus check (if you're eligible to receive one). You can have it deposited directly into your bank account, or you can receive a paper check in the mail. Millions of Americans have already received electronic stimulus payments from the IRS via direct deposit. And now the IRS is also starting to mail paper checks to people who don't have a bank account or haven't signed up for direct deposit. (To see the IRS's paper check mailing schedule, see When Will I Get My Stimulus Check?).

If you end up getting a paper stimulus check, you can either cash it or deposit it into your existing bank account. But what if you

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