Paying bills online.
By rosyrose
@vickyrose (2236)
Cooma, Australia
February 16, 2017 6:25pm CST
Once I discovered the convenience and security of paying bills online, I don't think that I'll be doing it another way. It's a total saving of time.
Once, I spent too much time queuing up to pay a bill at their office, in the bank or post office with either cash or cheque. Plus I drive or take the public transport to go there, I'm spending not only time but money for gas or fare. And... it took me almost half if not the whole day due to distance from my house. I tend to spend more too as afterwards, I wander through the mall and end up buying stuff I don't really need.
Now, once I receive notification of my bills, I just do online banking and schedule the payment from my bank. It's that simple and easy, very quick too.
Do you pay bills online or you still don't trust that system?
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18 responses
@marguicha (228944)
• Chile
17 Feb 17
My Bank pays most of the bills automatically. The only bill I pay online by myself are taxes.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
wow! you pay tax, you must earn a lot of income, lol. That's the best way too, get the bank to manage your bills.
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@marguicha (228944)
• Chile
17 Feb 17
@vickyrose I pay taxes for the house I own.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
@marguicha I see. We don't pay that kind of tax here, just for the income we receive.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
17 Feb 17
I pay all my bills online. I love the convenience of it.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
We're the same, so we can do more fun things.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
17 Feb 17
@vickyrose Plus, when I pay the bills online and the money gets out of my account quicker makes it harder for me to buy stuff and blow my budget.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
That's right, Ye, I used to write out a check and mail the payment too.
@shaggin (74361)
• United States
17 Feb 17
@vickyrose My sewer bill is the only bill I have to write a check for and mail still.
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@DianneN (247157)
• United States
17 Feb 17
@vickyrose I think they'll get the hang of it sooner or later. I don't like writing checks!
@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
It's probably taking time for hem to update payment with the technology. Paying online seem to be the norm
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@brokenbee (11921)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
I think our utility bills can't be paid online yet. Hihihi! We are so behind. Hmmmm!
I do online banking but only to check my balance. Hihihi
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
Our country will get there. It started that way with us here.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
@brokenbee oh well, that gives you an excuse to get out of the house. With online payment, i feel lazy going out now. lol
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@brokenbee (11921)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
@vickyrose Yes, some companies already have this option but here in my province, it's not yet implemented. We still have to go to their office to pay.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
Yes, the time saving is just a significant factor.
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@missjackie (1357)
• Ypsilanti, Michigan
17 Feb 17
I pay bills online. The reason why I do that is because I don't trust the postal system. I have things lost in the mail. However, if I play online, I know for a fact that my bill was paid. And I can take a screenshot of my paid bill (just in case there's a glitch in the system).
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
That's correct. Same here, I have experienced missing payments through the post and I was charged a late payment fee of $20!
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
17 Feb 17
It is so easy and convenient. If they don't give a confirmation number or e-mail, I take a pic of the screen. Once, a company didn't see my payment and I had to send them a copy of my bank statement. I plan on keeping the information for a year, in case their systems gets invaded.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
Great way for security and future issues that may crop up.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Feb 17
It really does make things easier, doesn't it?
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
18 Feb 17
Paying bills online is a time and money saver if you have to go far to pay them but it can be a pesky thing sometimes too. When you pay online you sometimes have to pay a fee which if you have a lot of things to pay it turns out the same as if you had drove there to pay them. we pay a $3.50 fee every time for each transaction.
Internet, Cable, Cellphone and charge us this every time we make a payment. Sometimes we break up the bills and pay half and then the other half another day and those fees can add up quickly. For us it turns out to be the same either way. Also when you pay online your information gets stored and you sometimes get charged and then that is a whole other mess. So sometimes it is better to pay in person with cash.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
17 Feb 17
I go to the bank and pay my bills in person....usually with cash. Because I'm dealing with cash....I need to go to the bank anyway.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
17 Feb 17
I wish I can simplify my bills like you. I'd probably do the same.
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@Meramar (2695)
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18 Feb 17
It depends of the kind of bills I have to pay. Some are going automatically through my bank account like the insurance for my car, for example. But I also pay several bills online. I can't remember when I last went to a bank standing in a queue to pay anything. That's something older people do here because they still need their notebook they are used too where the bank accounter writes down all movements.
@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 17
I pay some of my bills online, and some over the phone.
Paying online is much more convenient, though. It means I can pay if I'm out of the country.
