Re: Online bill pay
Silly me.
Previously, I was under the impression that online bill pay was just paying bills online, so I thought I did it. (I went to each website, and either auto-deducted the funds regularly or made a visit every month to pay.)
Last month I signed up for the real BillPay with my bank, Wachovia. Everyone gets paid from one place ~ with wonderful ease. They used to charge for it, but it's free now ~ GREAT for me!!! It is truly wonderful! It takes me mere seconds to pay a bill. (Rather scary that I can 'spend' hundreds/thousands in minutes!)
The biggest attraction for me is that I can schedule my payment as soon as I receive the bill, but I don't have to see the money go out right away. I've been against paying bills when they first come in because I feel like somebody is getting my money (and earning interest on it) before they need to. Now I can SCHEDULE the payment, and be done with it anyhow. Then the bill gets paid when it should.
I can pay any company ~ not just from a select list. It took a few minutes to set up my payees, but now I have all my records in one place. I could not be happier with it.
Just thought I'd share my recent experience in case anyone out there was like me.
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