Getting Those Bills Paid On Time...
Sunday April 13, 2008
Does anyone really enjoy paying bills? Besides the fact that it reduces your bank account, paying bills is just plain tedious. For those with ADHD, it may be an especially frustrating task. Developing a simple system for getting bills paid on time can be a real lifesaver.
Click on Bill Paying In Five Simple Steps to read more.
Please share any helpful strategies you use to get those bills paid on time.
Photo © Microsoft
Have an IN box on your desk in which you directly put bills to be paid when you bring in the mail each day. Nothing else should go in this box, not even a tiny scrap of paper that isn’t a bill.
Set a schedule in your calendar – weekly, bi-monthly, or whatever interval you choose – as the time to sit and pay bills.
Have a drawer nearby that houses only supplies related to paying the bills: envelopes, stamps, pens, return address labels, checkbook.
If you’re a computer person, keep track of bills with a system like Quicken or Quickbooks or even your own Excel Spreadsheet. Most of my clients prefer to print out a list of monthly bills that are due and post it up by the desk. Put bills in order according to whichever one is due the earliest in the month. Include the name of the bill (i.e. Healthnet, Chase Visa, etc.), the date it’s due (3rd of the month, 14th of the month), and the amount due if it’s a set amount. Then make a grid that spans from January through December to the right of the list. As you pay each bill, you can check off the box under the month that you’ve just paid. This gives you a quick and easy visual of bills that have been paid, and it helps you to anticipate when the next ones will be arriving so there are no surprises.
Check out my site http://www.RemarkableTransformations.com for other tips.