How Do You Know Your Checks Are Wrong?

[Pin Wizard]

Wow! Good thing they covered the charges then. I remember back when I first started working years ago and opened a checking account. A bank cashed my $5 check as $55 and made a few others bounce because of it. Each month I check that bottom right corner and make sure they cashed it for the correct amount.

 

[jfulcer]

Hey BigD, the check's in the mail, ok?

 

[kylara]

Instead of doig Auto pay through you account, you can check and see if the places you get bills from have online payment. I do this. It takes a little more work since I have to go to each site every month (they are not automatic payments) and make sure I submit the payment, but it saves me on check and postage fees. I have found this to be much more convienient than writing a check. At this point about 95% of what I pay is online. The only thing I can't do is the rent check, one credit card, and the Time Warner since my ex is paying that til the lease it up.

 

[janette]

I'm doing the same as kylara, almost all my bills have an online option now. I pay each when I'm ready, just go to the site and enter my payment information. Some let me schedule a payment in advance and other's it goes into effect when I submit it but most of them will be credited pretty quickly.

I've had problems in the past with a 3rd party bill payment option and won't ever do that again. Paying each separately works great, I maintain the control and it costs nothing.

 

[Kitty 34]

I had my internet shut off a couple of months ago so I know how it feels, Jeff. Mine was shut off for different reasons that I had to "fight" but all the same it sure is difficult to run to the folk's place to do all your internetting isn't it!!

Good luck!

 

[EROS]

There's nothing wrong with paying each creditor through their site, but I've found it to be a pain in the butt. If your bank offers electronic checking, you can list all of your creditors and pay multiple bills with only a few clicks on your bank's site.......