Automatic, Supersonic, Hypnotic

...Funky Fresh!

Okay, wow, that was a lame title. But admit it, that Ciara song is the jam. The topic of this blog post? Not so much the jam. Today we're talking about...billing options!

I've been thinking about this recently. Not only do i have TONS of bills (seriously, so many), but I feel like I also have a shit ton of options when it comes to how I want to receive and pay my bills. Do I go automatic debit? Paperless? Traditional? With Cheese? Without?

At the moment, I'm experimenting with my options. I get paperless (i.e. email) bills for my cell phone, one of my student loans, my cable, and my washer and dryer rental. I get traditional bills for my other student loan, my electricity, my furniture payment, and my credit cards. This sort of mix-n-match system is admittedly a little schizophrenic, but it's working for me so far. Maybe one day, I'll commit to an option...but I will not be pressured into it (do you hear me Bank of America? STOP ASKING ME IF I WANT TO GO PAPERLESS EVERY SINGLE TIME I CHECK MY BALANCE!!!).


I haven't yet ventured into automatic debit territory...I don't know why, but that stuff scares me. I guess I kind of feel like with automatic debit I'll either end up paying for something twice or not paying at all. I don't know...I just like to keep a paper/email trail of my payments (it's the lawyer in me.)

What do you guys do to manage your bills? Is automatic debit the best thing ever and I'm missing out? TELL ME!