The good thing about being forgetful and bills....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have an Excel spreadsheet that tells me when a bill is due (with alerts), how much is due, when I paid that bill, status of payment with bank (Processing/Cleared) and a total of payments to be made that month with a running total of outstanding payments as I make payments.

Other than that I just wing it.

I have to admit, even with my safety net my late mother left me. I am still stuck on the "use the force Luke" method.

I could send you a blank copy, formulas included.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

We have all of our bills paid via standing orders at the bank. The bank and whoever got paid   send an email after each payment confirming it was made. Once a month, we cross check the bank statement with the list of bills. Takes about ten minutes.

I’m buggered if I know why everyone doesn’t do it that way. It’s easy, free, and frees you from both worrying about whether a bill is paid and the drudgery of paying them manually.

Boru

[Gawdzilla Sama]

We have all of our bills paid via standing orders at the bank. The bank and whoever got paid   send an email after each payment confirming it was made. Once a month, we cross check the bank statement with the list of bills. Takes about ten minutes.

I’m buggered if I know why everyone doesn’t do it that way. It’s easy, free, and frees you from both worrying about whether a bill is paid and the drudgery of paying them manually.

Boru

I don't trust any US bank to pay that way. I tend to our bills and Boss Lady verifies.

[arewethereyet]

I get an email from companies such as the water/garbage collection, cellphones, Internet, credit card, etc. I get the email and I go to their site (normally through a handy dandy link in the email) and I pay the bill. Even medical bills come through email and I pay through the link they provide.

The only one I have to remember is my car payment. But during the pandemic I have paid it down to where I only have four payments left and another one isn't due till the end of October.