Ok here we are on another week. Time to talk about bills.
They are not fun to think about but they were here, for most of us, to stay. Here are some goals for the week to help us stay on top of our bills
*Decide on a comfortable place to pay your bills. (If you don't have a corner, desk or drawer to set up consider a basket to keep stuff in)
*Set up the area with things you need ie-calculator, envelopes, stamps, pen, address labels, if you pay your bills on line maybe a list of the web addresses and and password info
*shred old payment books from paid off bills
*create a organized system to pay the bills.
*If you don't consider looking into online baking through your bank or the company directly
*if you get canceled checks from the bank consider asking them to keep them, less trash for you
*schedule a time to pay your bills (she suggests weekly but I am sure you can do it based on your pay schedule as well)
*suggestion for organizing. After you pay each paper bill (and I guess if you want to print out any ebills) write paid on them and any other necessary info on it. punch w/ a 3 hole punch then put into a basked. Once a month file it in a 3 ring binder w/ dividers based on the bill
Another tip is to have a large manila envelope w/ a small calendar in it. When a bill comes, white the bill info on the calendar and put it into the envelop w/ the return envelope. When it's paid mark it off the calendar
They are not fun to think about but they were here, for most of us, to stay. Here are some goals for the week to help us stay on top of our bills
*Decide on a comfortable place to pay your bills. (If you don't have a corner, desk or drawer to set up consider a basket to keep stuff in)
*Set up the area with things you need ie-calculator, envelopes, stamps, pen, address labels, if you pay your bills on line maybe a list of the web addresses and and password info
*shred old payment books from paid off bills
*create a organized system to pay the bills.
*If you don't consider looking into online baking through your bank or the company directly
*if you get canceled checks from the bank consider asking them to keep them, less trash for you
*schedule a time to pay your bills (she suggests weekly but I am sure you can do it based on your pay schedule as well)
*suggestion for organizing. After you pay each paper bill (and I guess if you want to print out any ebills) write paid on them and any other necessary info on it. punch w/ a 3 hole punch then put into a basked. Once a month file it in a 3 ring binder w/ dividers based on the bill
Another tip is to have a large manila envelope w/ a small calendar in it. When a bill comes, white the bill info on the calendar and put it into the envelop w/ the return envelope. When it's paid mark it off the calendar
