POLL: How do you pay your bills? *POLL INSIDE*

[Turkish]

 

[DaveSimmons]

The e-payment services were all buggy when I looked at them a couple of years ago, so checks for bills and CC for purchases.

 

[Toasthead]

I use my mileage CC when I can, otherwise checks

 

[Lonyo]

1 in 10 people in the UK pay through the mail by cheque.

 

[dullard]

I have every single one of them automatically withdraw from my bank account. That way it is completely free (having the bank pay the bills is expensive, but the other way around is free, I've never figured that part out), and I never have to worry about getting a bill in on time. Just call me lazy.

 

[notfred]

I pay different bills different ways.

 

[hdeck]

CCs where they are accepted, checks otherwise

 

[Ausm]

I pay 98% of my bills electronically never had a problem so far.

Ausm

 

[Electric Amish]

Check, except those at my bank. I just transfer money to those accounts electronically.

 

[CaseTragedy]

electronically for me.

 

[DrPizza]

electronically is so much easier than the other methods... plus I don't have to open up regular mail... just click the email, click a couple buttons, and done.

 

[RossMAN]

Internet Banking rocks.

 

[TheNinja]

So where can I sign up for free online bill paying? Do I have to contact each company that I get a bill from and tell them they can take money electronically?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Staley8
So where can I sign up for free online bill paying? Do I have to contact each company that I get a bill from and tell them they can take money electronically?

Some banks actually control it for you.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Staley8
So where can I sign up for free online bill paying? Do I have to contact each company that I get a bill from and tell them they can take money electronically?

1) If you go to your bank and pay your bills from your bank (you have to type each one in individually), then most likely you will have a monthly fee for this service. This of course will vary from bank to bank (like mine if you have over $5000 in the bank the monthly fee is waived).

2) If you go to each company that bills you and tell them your bank account number (if you do this online it is the same amount of work on your part as #1), then it is completely free in all cases I've ever seen.

I have yet to see a good reason why I should do #1 and pay a lot of money instead of doing #2 for free.

 

[rh71]

I pay them all online... 50% of my bills are taken from my bank account automagically and the other half I push thru online manually because I feel the need to know when those get processed each month.

 

[Maverick]

electronic bill payment is the way to go

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Internet Banking rocks.

Sure does, I'm locked out of my account though at the moment. I had to change the password and I seem to have forgotten it

 

[cyclistca]

Barter. Amazing how much you can get these days for a chicken and a couple of cows.

 

[RaiseUp]

My daddy pays all my bills

 

[Ranger X]

All on-line.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Staley8
So where can I sign up for free online bill paying? Do I have to contact each company that I get a bill from and tell them they can take money electronically?

1) If you go to your bank and pay your bills from your bank (you have to type each one in individually), then most likely you will have a monthly fee for this service. This of course will vary from bank to bank (like mine if you have over $5000 in the bank the monthly fee is waived).

2) If you go to each company that bills you and tell them your bank account number (if you do this online it is the same amount of work on your part as #1), then it is completely free in all cases I've ever seen.

I have yet to see a good reason why I should do #1 and pay a lot of money instead of doing #2 for free.

Thank you. Has anyone used PayMyBills - Now owned by PayTrust? edit: just saw that they charge $4.95 per month and $.50 for each transaction/payment....booo

 

[nodoubts2k]

I either use Online through the company, or if they dont accept that, I use checks.

 

[psydancerqt]

what bills??

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: psydancerqt
what bills??

Please click on "My Daddy pays for my bills".