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All good ideas.
@namelus I rarely check my accounts, other than my bank account, over the internet. I’ll setup online access to as many of my bills as provide that service. This will give me more flexibility. However, some vendors now charge a 3% “convenience fee” for paying by credit card, so I will keep paying them my usual way as long as I can. I’ve been meaning meaning to setup such a calendar for some time. I will do that on computer for budgeting and on a paper calendar for emergency use.
@ corsaire I keep as little money in the bank as possible because I don’t want to lose any if something happens and the bank takes my money as their own. They can legally do that now in certain circumstances. My SS check hits sometime during a 7 day period. My electric bill also hits during that window. I would have to make a cash deposit to cover the electric bill if the SS check is late.
@Olivia I like that idea. I could pay 6 months of my water bill with little trouble. 6 months of the electric bill would be a problem, but I could pay a month in advance that would solve the scheduling discussed above.
@john I thought about how I could go to the mail box, say once a week or when I expected something. I’ll ware an N95 mask, Nitrile gloves and goggles. Then open the envelops and any packages outside using some sort of “clean room” technique so as to not touch the bills and other contents. Or, I could photograph the bill. Then burn or put in the garbage can the envelops/boxes. Then I’ll clean the goggles, phone and my shoes and dispose of the gloves and mask. I don’t have enough isolation suits to use those for the mail. I’ll save those in case I have to go to the drug store.