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Step 1
Make an inflexible schedule of bill payments. Once – or even twice – a month may not be often enough. You may have to plan on paying weekly.
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Step 2
Immediately put all your bills in the same place when they come in so none of them gets accidentally misplaced.
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Step 3
Consider automatic bill payments. There are still many people who are not comfortable paying bills on the internet. There are upsides and downsides. Make sure you are dealing with safe sites and only enter directly through the sites, never through an email link to be safe. The fear of being late will be eradicated by automatic bill pay, but should you close your bank or credit card account for any reason, make sure you have notified any bill payments attached to that account. Follow these basics and you won’t ever have to worry about how to pay bills on time once you sign up for automatic bill payments.
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Step 4
Some companies will send out reminders. You might find it useful to subscribe to a service like this to assure you don’t accidentally forget to pay a bill.
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Step 5
These are just three ways you can be sure to pay your bills on time. With so many people in economic trouble these days, companies are not being either patient or understanding about late bill payment. So, to avoid having to pay additional penalty fees, make sure your bills are paid on time.
Comments
trvlarrngr said
on 7/16/2009 Great tips. thanks
teachermom said
on 7/10/2009 All great tips for paying bills.
goodselfme said
on 7/8/2009 good bill paying tips.
georgelarson said
on 7/8/2009 This is good information about paying your bills on time.