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melodylogan45

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Writing out checks to pay bills
« on: March 20, 2016, 05:40:41 am »
Along with paying bills with debit or credit cards, do you still write out checks to pay
your bills? I still write checks out to pay my doctor bills because they do not offer online
Payments and I do not want to make payments via phone.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2016, 06:03:08 am »
For some of them I do, mostly for city taxes.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2016, 08:29:01 am »
The majority of my bills are paid online.I do write checks for prescriptions and some  doctors office visits  because they are easier to track for tax purposes. I will also write checks for groceries sometimes and for charity. :rose: :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2016, 08:39:37 am »
I pay probably 99% of our bills online.  There are a few exceptions that I write a check for.  I can't believe that just a few years ago all bills were paid by check, online is so much easier and look at the money it saves you on stamps!  :)
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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2016, 10:47:58 am »
I so need to do that... pay bills. I hate that they all come in at different times. I would rather sit down once and have a stack to deal with than have to keep up with one or two at a time 15 times over the month, lol.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2016, 11:29:51 am »
We don't even have checks now.  Everything we do is by debit, credit or money order.  That may change soon though.  We're moving and if the landlord allows checks we'll probably get some just to make it easier.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2016, 11:49:33 am »
I'm old school. I still pay my monthly bills via check. Electricity, water, car payment, mortgage....I like to have all the control over when the money comes out of my checking.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2016, 04:59:24 pm »
There are some of my bills that I still pay by check.  I also pay quite a few online or have them automatically deducted from my bank account.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2016, 05:22:07 pm »
I do as much as I can online.

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2016, 06:07:14 pm »
I got a check book when I opened by account in 2006. I still have a significant amount of checks left and I can't use them because I'm moved and the bank has changed names.

I still fill out checks for my grandmother to pay her bills on a regular basis. She's old school with paying bills. She does checks, money orders or cash. She doesn't even have a debit or atm card

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2016, 07:19:12 pm »
I only right a few checks in a year the rest are debit or credit cards

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2016, 07:46:30 pm »
I paymostly on line only write a few checks

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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2016, 08:24:20 pm »
I rarely use checks to pay bills, in fact I can't remember the last time I paid a bill using a check.
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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2016, 04:56:37 am »
I write out checks to places I dislike...lol. It takes a little longer for them to cash the check and bring it to the bank...it's a hassle for them for hassling me! lol
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Re: Writing out checks to pay bills
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2016, 05:07:26 am »
I only write a couple of checks a month now. I use online bill pay, it is quicker and cheaper.

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