tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post3942917396623476544..comments2024-03-28T08:30:59.644-04:00Comments on Frugal Workshop: Online Bill PayBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post-74974328930941613622012-07-29T11:34:02.771-04:002012-07-29T11:34:02.771-04:00I love online bill pay too, Pamela. Like I was tel...I love online bill pay too, Pamela. Like I was telling Lili, It has freed up so much of my time. I love the fact that I can just pay everything in just a few minutes and forget about it. It is one of the best things they ever created. :)Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post-32818572426865544882012-07-29T11:32:17.969-04:002012-07-29T11:32:17.969-04:00Excellent point, Lili about earning rewards while ...Excellent point, Lili about earning rewards while paying your bills! I know I paid a portion of my Discover bill in June with my reward balance of $55.<br /><br />I think the only thing I write checks for these days are to my daughter's school. I love the convenience of online bill paying because it has freed up so much time.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post-6634449045271201352012-07-29T11:29:49.444-04:002012-07-29T11:29:49.444-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post-66390584049620960412012-07-29T11:17:41.642-04:002012-07-29T11:17:41.642-04:00This is one area where I will never be a Luddite. ...This is one area where I will never be a Luddite. I love online bill pay. For things that I absolutely know will not change in amount from month to month, I have the payments sent out automatically at the same time each month. <br /><br />Before this, I finally figured out that I needed to call all of my vendors and ask for the due dates of the bills to be by X date. That way, I could just sit down and write the checks in one evening and everything got paid. When they came in at different times during the month, I'd bring the bill with me to work, meaning to mail it from there, and forget about it. Or something similar would happen. Sometimes I'd still misplace a bill. I am not very organized and get very easily distracted--sometimes I'd be late on a bill not because I didn't have the money but rather because I had misplaced it/forgotten all about it.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890268843343589071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225169024525576477.post-91486948008323177902012-07-29T10:40:05.997-04:002012-07-29T10:40:05.997-04:00Hi Belinda,
I use online and phone-in bill payment...Hi Belinda,<br />I use online and phone-in bill payments selectively, if the rewards are good. I can use my rewards/cash back Visa on our utility, medical/dental bills and home and car insurance, either online or by phone. We earn the rewards on the card while paying the bills. For the Visa bill itself, I know that it comes on or around a certain date every month, so I just have a reminder on my calendar to phone in my payment. No rewards to phoning in the Visa card payment, but I know its paid on time and in full and there will be no finance/late charges.<br /><br />I was just thinking the other day about the savings on checks and stamps from doing this. You're right, it really does add up. <br /><br />I still have a couple of bills that would cost me a bit more to set up the online service, so continue with checks for those.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.com