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Title: Snail Mail or online
Post by: WaulML6 on May 19, 2013, 09:17:51 am
Do you still pay your bills by snail mail, or majority online.  How much snail mail do you use?
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: diala84 on May 19, 2013, 10:11:03 am
I pay online most of the time. For rent I hand it to the landlord who lives nearby. In the past I have had bills that charged extra to pay online so I sent in checks each month.
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Post by: vp44 on May 26, 2013, 01:20:22 pm
I do both. For one reason I use mail and buy postage stamps is because there are people who have these jobs that need them. In order for them to keep it relies on the people to use their services in order to survive. :icon_rr:
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Post by: cwillard1 on May 26, 2013, 01:32:32 pm
I do both.  I do not trust my computer or my service and would hate to miss a payment and get charged extra.   I prefer  snail mail.  I love getting mail. :wave:
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Post by: sgluckadoo on May 26, 2013, 02:25:51 pm
i am paranoid about private info online, so I still pay mine through the mail.
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Post by: wccohn on May 26, 2013, 05:21:38 pm
I just pay my bills online. My bills only really consist of my student loans at this point in my life.
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Post by: quietpal on May 26, 2013, 05:56:20 pm
I pay the bills online because it's just easier to do. My husband handles the rent and I take care of the rest of our bills.
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Post by: lbeery on May 26, 2013, 07:37:36 pm
I use snail mail for some and the phone for several.  I don't pay stuff on line cause I have had my cc stolen from online sites 3 times.
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Post by: tuyetmai on May 26, 2013, 10:50:08 pm
It's depend!  I pay all my credit cards online, and my electronic bills.  Phone bills and internet are by mail.
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Post by: davidh121 on May 26, 2013, 11:39:06 pm
I the majority of my bills online with a couple of exceptions. One company I had a bad experience when conducting my bill pay for them and since then have been doing this manually. Of course this bill is only once a year.
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Post by: cowgirl2116 on May 26, 2013, 11:45:42 pm
I still use snail mail for some of my bills.  My other bills are paid through automatic bill payment set up through my cell phone.  I need this type of documentation to show that I have a bill coming due and/or that I have paid a bill.  This way I don't have to waste time disputing a bill payment.
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on May 27, 2013, 05:22:26 am
Most of my bills I pay by money order.  My cable bill and HughesNet bill is paid by auto bill pay.  I pay my telephone bill when I call them and give them my debit card number.   :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: bretay on May 27, 2013, 05:48:29 am
i pay everything online that i can
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Post by: dancer139 on May 27, 2013, 10:23:52 am
I do online bill pay,,,,,,,,,  I don't trust the mail lol   I mailed out 2 items one to Iowa and one to a place in my home town on the same day,,,,  the one to iowa got there first and the  home town mail was late and i was charged a late fee.  Go figure.   Online billing it will always be from now on !!
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Post by: mgint on May 28, 2013, 06:16:29 am
most use online banking
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Post by: gbabesmom on May 28, 2013, 06:41:08 am
I mail my bills unless I have to send it quickly. The electric company here charges a fee to pay online or by phone.

I do online bill pay,,,,,,,,,  I don't trust the mail lol   I mailed out 2 items one to Iowa and one to a place in my home town on the same day,,,,  the one to iowa got there first and the  home town mail was late and i was charged a late fee.  Go figure.   Online billing it will always be from now on !!

Awhile back my electric payment got lost. And it was local mail. It was upsetting to me but the girl at the electric company was telling me it's okay, it's only a 1.5% late charge.  :bs: The payment mysteriously appeared after I sent a payment to cover the lost one.  ???
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Post by: mjdoug03 on May 28, 2013, 07:25:21 am
I pay everything online.  It's much easier and faster.
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Post by: jenniferhoder on May 28, 2013, 07:47:49 am
I do a little bit of both..... Some things I prefer to mail!!!
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Post by: mperez7372 on May 28, 2013, 08:07:16 am
Online!  Why spend needless time or money?  I only pay through mail if online isn't an option.  I even use manilla.com to keep all my bills and accounts seen in one place!
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: minervaspirit on May 28, 2013, 10:53:50 am
Oh gosh it's gotten so that I feel quite "put upon" if I have to write a CHECK payment to a business  ;D    There are very few people that I still pay by hand written check.  So many reasons to go online and pay bills:  time savings and mailing costs being the chief ones.  And I really like the record keeping that you get at your fingertips with online bill paying.
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: candyterrius on May 30, 2013, 11:43:20 pm
I pay the majority of my bills online now. I don’t enroll in auto-pay because I would like to know how much I have to pay for my bills.
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Post by: BaudLight on May 30, 2013, 11:46:00 pm
We gradually phased out paying by check using snail mail.  Now we use online payments or automatic withdrawals.
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Post by: paints on May 31, 2013, 01:44:40 am
Pay over the phone mostly, or regular mail occasionally.

I haven't figured out how to pay bills online yet, so I just do what I know works for me  :)
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: tantricia44 on May 31, 2013, 05:07:28 am
Some online, some automatically@ set bill dates & ya, still do, regular snail mail.Still, some don't reach it on time & I get fined! :BangHead:
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Post by: sdecaro558 on May 31, 2013, 06:29:45 am
I never use snail mail anymore, only if a bill can't be paid online.
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Post by: bleyd on June 01, 2013, 03:50:05 am
I use online banking almost all the time. The online time I use snail mail is if the company can't do electronic form of payment and has to be by check. It's just so convenient and easy to do online banking.
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: mrisha on June 01, 2013, 11:19:54 am
I pay all my bills online.  It's easier and do not have to buy stamps and run to the post office to drop off my mail.  I have been doing this for years.
Title: Re: Snail Mail or online
Post by: jwallbank on June 01, 2013, 11:29:01 am
I still use snail mail for my bills and pay by check. I have heard too many horror stories even from my Kids about people drawing their money earlier than setup. My daughter had to pay over $300 in bank fines, in just one year because a company kept on drawing money getting refused and then drawing again, every time they drew and she didn't have the amount in her account she got a $30 penalty. I pay by check and only by check, If the company doesn't have the check in hand, they can't pull the amount. This way I can account for it better with my check book. Sometimes the old ways are the better ways!!