Comments on Single Guy Money: How do you remember monthly bills?

I’ve been using billstrust.com as a complete way t...

2010-02-10T01:13:13.563-05:00

I’ve been using billstrust.com as a complete way to not having to remember due dates or paying bills. You can auto pay any bill in essence by the due date. It works off paper bills, acknowledging that most people still prefer to get them that way and stick them on the fridge.

Just stick on a qr code sticker that they send out and then fax or scan/email the bills away – you get an SMS

Buy a whiteboard calendar from an office store and...

2008-02-23T08:26:00.000-05:00

Buy a whiteboard calendar from an office store and velcro/hang it to your wall - use this to keep track of the dates bills arrive. Since it's hanging on your wall you'll always be able to check it at any time (even with the electricity being out). For example, if your credit card bill arrived on the 14th, chances are next month it'll arrive on the 14th give or take a day. After one month you'll

Every single one of my bills is paid automatically...

2008-02-22T13:27:00.000-05:00

Every single one of my bills is paid automatically from my checking account each month. I don't even have to go in and "click to pay." So I don't really think about it...

All my utilities, my gym, my phone, even my mortgage company offer this service. Give them the info once and they'll pull out what you owe every month on the due date. I do the same with savings and charitable

I use three reminders. Google Calendars, billq, a...

2008-02-21T00:35:00.000-05:00

I use three reminders. Google Calendars, billq, and clearcheckbook.com

This is so I have no excuse of not knowing my due dates. Although, I am pretty good at tracking/paying those bills on time.

Thanks for all the comments guys! People handle th...

2008-02-19T19:01:00.000-05:00

Thanks for all the comments guys! People handle their finances differently so its good to have different points of view.

*Rod: I am extremely honored that this is the first blog you've posted a comment on. Please visit and comment often.

I see comments about Google Calendar. I didn't see...

2008-02-19T18:57:00.000-05:00

I see comments about Google Calendar. I didn't see any about Google Spreadsheet. I use it with several sheets. A main sheet for month bills, then gifts sheet. For all those birthdays, Christmas and Thanksgiving. We host my father-in-law side of the family.
Which I see all the finance blogs talking about paying down debt. I don't see much reminders about non-monthly bills. Like birthdays for

It took four simple steps to get our mass of bills...

2008-02-19T14:15:00.000-05:00

It took four simple steps to get our mass of bills under control:
Utilities, set bills: paid ahead enough so any monthly fluctuations are irrelevant; Since balances rollover, actual due dates don't matter, I'm always ahead (negative balances). I pay a set amount each month.
Revolving credit accounts: called every single one and had CLOSING dates set as close to the 28th as possible. Since

I'm addicted to google calendar...Plus, I have the...

2008-02-19T13:39:00.000-05:00

I'm addicted to google calendar...Plus, I have the majority of my bills automatically paid (utilities charged to cc, rent and car payments automatically having checks written).

Oh, man. I am so low tech. My monthly budget is ...

2008-02-19T07:47:00.000-05:00

Oh, man. I am so low tech. My monthly budget is set up by pay period. So, I know what bills to expect when. When I pay a bill, I cross off the number on my budget. I've gotten in the habit of checking my budget every week to make sure I'm staying on track. If I see that something isn't crossed off when it should be, I go hunting for the bill.

Hi everyone, I want to thank single guy for writin...

2008-02-19T00:39:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone, I want to thank single guy for writing this review. I'm glad my website has been helpful to him, and hopefully many others who heard about it here. I'm also glad to see that others found ways to manage their bills, as for me, all other programs I used initially either had too many features I didn't need, or not enough. At the end I decided to make my own and make it free for everyone

I receive all of my bills via mail or BillPayView ...

2008-02-18T22:33:00.000-05:00

I receive all of my bills via mail or BillPayView here in Australia,

I just set the bill to get paid 3 days before it's due date then. Easy!

I have the dates recorded on my outlook calender, ...

2008-02-18T22:31:00.000-05:00

I have the dates recorded on my outlook calender, as well as my Google calender. My cellphone is also synced to these calenders. I have automatic reminders set up to notify me when a bill is due. Also most of my service providers send me an email notifying that my newest statement is ready and when the bill is due and how much money.

I've got almost all of my bills on auto-pay from m...

2008-02-18T22:20:00.000-05:00

I've got almost all of my bills on auto-pay from my bank account. And I've talked to the billers to get the bills all onto cycles that work for me-- most come on the 2nd of the month and the rest come on the 16th.

The only bills I write checks for are due at the beginning of the month. On my first payday each month, I sit down and do those all at once, then move money into savings, then

You could also use Google Calendar, which allows y...

2008-02-18T21:41:00.000-05:00

You could also use Google Calendar, which allows you to enter in the necessary information, and will send you an email the day before (or up to 1 week prior) to remind you.
It can be used for any type of reminder, there is room to enter lots of details, and it can be accessed from any computer.

Hey you have a new page lay out...I must have miss...

2008-02-18T21:25:00.001-05:00

Hey you have a new page lay out...I must have missed something.
Anyway, I am usually good at remembering to pay my bills. Some times I am like "oh snap, this is due tomorrow" but I haven't been late yet.
I am going to try this new system out. Its better to be safe..

I do 2 things. First when the bill comes in, I aut...

2008-02-18T21:25:00.000-05:00

I do 2 things. First when the bill comes in, I automatically go to my bill pay. I set up the payment for a day or two before it's actually do. I also have a bill organizer where I track each bill, the due date and the amount is due. When the bill has been sent to the company for payment, I get in email saying so. I then mark it off as paid in my bill organizer. May sound like a lot of work

I like this idea! I'm pretty good about keeping t...

2008-02-18T20:49:00.000-05:00

I like this idea! I'm pretty good about keeping track of my bills, but every once in a while the mail gets delivered to the neighbors, and my garbage bill gets forgotten. I think this would help in those situations. I'm going to check it out!