https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 21:28:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-276120 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:54:51 +0000 T.H.O.U. 276120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: This is what we do for some of our bills (mostly hospital bills from the birth of LO). Its the same amount each month so they are on the bill pay schedule and it goes out automatically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-276116 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:52:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 276116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: umm not sure... I didn't know that was an option. But either way, we have to move in a few months so it wouldn't be worth it to set it up now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-276081 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:37:54 +0000 PurplePumps 276081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Ah, our car insurance gets taken right out of our paycheck at work. Can you set up rent and auto to be auto pay through the bank to send a check the 1st of every month? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-276075 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:33:58 +0000 Mrs. Pen 276075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: We have a few on autopay. But some can't be set up on autopay; rent, car payment, car insurance, and a few others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275921 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:24:58 +0000 ladyfingers 275921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay all the household bills and my bill. DH pays his bills. It only worked out that way because I earn more so I took on the household payments, he's good about paying on time so it's not like I don't think he could do it. Now that we're finally combining accounts, it's just easier to keep paying everything myself since all the bills/emails come to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275704 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:52:54 +0000 Sophia 275704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both pay bills, but about 90% of them are setup on auto payments so it's really not that difficult for us to manage. </p> <p>I think the only bills that we don't have on auto pay are the cable/internet, utilities, and any CC balance since we just pay it in full each month if we happen to charge anything.</p> <p>Mortgage (+ homeowners insurance), student loans, car payment, cell phones are all on auto pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275688 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:25:31 +0000 blackbird 275688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We set up auto pay for our bills....otherwise it's just a hassle to pay them ALL on time every month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275611 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:17:16 +0000 looch 275611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband pays the bills, I literally wouldn't know how to log into the online account paying site to do it. It's bad, I know, but my excuse is the site is in German and I don't feel confident in my reading skills to pay the right things to the right places.</p> <p>@Crumbs: we have the same doodaad...at first I thought it was just a calculator, what a dope I was when my husband said it's a card reader for bill paying, lol.</p> <p>I manage our American accounts, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275543 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:12:33 +0000 PurplePumps 275543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have *everything* on auto pay so that we never have to remember to pay any bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275538 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:05:40 +0000 pinkcupcake 275538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep track of and pay all the bills. I have a pretty good system set up and I'm way more organized than DH is :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275537 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:05:25 +0000 stargal 275537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hubby pays them, he is really responsible and remembers when they are all due luckily! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275530 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:56:53 +0000 yoursilverlining 275530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: ditto. I love bill paying day. I love zeroing out the credit cards, and sweeping the leftover money into savings and watching it grow. I have excel sheets I keep for all the bills and all sorts of things - it makes it fun for me </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275520 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:50:58 +0000 SugarplumsMom 275520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has had a system going for a long time. I've recently gotten familiar with it in case something happens. Bill paying isn't as straight forward here. It's all online but it requires a little calculator-like doodad that spits out codes needed to confirm all transactions. It's a long step-by-step process. I had to make detailed notes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275484 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:59:19 +0000 DillonLion 275484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH was a finance major in college and really good about managing money. He pays all of the bills except for my two student loans which I pay manually. I love it. I have no problems paying things on time though, but I'm glad to not have to worry about it. He keeps me in the loop on all payments though (like forwarding confirmation e-mails or saying "Hey I paid X bill today". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275442 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:27:30 +0000 MamaMoose 275442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay all the bills. I work at the bank where our accounts are held so it just makes sense. I'm a weirdo and actually like paying the bills. It gives me a nice sense of satisfaction when they are all paid off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275440 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:25:04 +0000 heffalump 275440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh does. They were pretty much his bills before I came along anyway. I moved in with him, and when we got married I got rid of my credit card to have a joint with his, etc. He's used to paying them, and has them set up to pay online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275439 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:25:01 +0000 Mrs. Pen 275439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: I know right!!! like even if you save and budget it all responsibly... it's depressing to see your hard-earned money just... gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275437 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:24:25 +0000 Mrs. Pen 275437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: hahaha that is funny!!</p> <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: I used to have him pay his two credit cards and his student loans, I handled the rest. He would always forget. I joke that I have better credit... the funny thing is he's the one who works and I stay home... yet I have better credit bahahaha. He would be so mad if he saw this thread lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275436 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:23:06 +0000 mrs. bird 275436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of ours are auto paid, so they just get taken out of the checking account without me having to go anything. I'm pretty forgetful, so this works better for us. It's still depressing to see the balance in the account before &amp; then after all those get taken out :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275429 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:18:51 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 275429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband pays the bills! The only ones I pay are cell phones, student loans, and medical bills, because they are in my name! He lived in this house by himself before I moved in, so he was kind of in the groove of things already and I didn't want to mess him up. I am pretty forgetful though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275428 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0000 Smurfette 275428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to take it over too when our cable got cut off. DH didn't realize the bill increased and he never changed the standard monthly payment amount. He thought it was funny, me not so much!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275423 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:12:11 +0000 BSB 275423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: If I were rich, I would hand all this over to an accountant! LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275422 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:12:09 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 275422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband pays the bills. We set everything up together though. When we met, he was really bad at handling money. He's come a long way since then. It makes him feel good that I trust him to handle everything now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275419 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:09:39 +0000 emcoco 275419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the bill-payer, too! Haaaaate it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275418 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:09:36 +0000 HLK208 275418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay them...DH is also forgetful. He only has to pay the cellphone bill and it's always late! But I also despise going through the bills and paying each one. Even if we were wealthy, I'd still hate it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275417 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:09:31 +0000 BSB 275417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, it's me. My DH doesn't have the patience to deal with budgets and setting up a system to get everything paid.</p> <p>He does a great job with calling creditors, cable company to get the best rate and deal with stuff. He is a great negotiator. I suck at it. I'm too nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275415 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:07:53 +0000 anonysquire 275415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH is horrible at this too. Like he sets aside the money or whatever and never pays it. And then I go and pay it and find out he hadn't paid for like 3 months. So ya I took over and now we never miss payments. Shocker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-paying-the-bills#post-275410 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:03:39 +0000 Mrs. Pen 275410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so depressing lol.</p> <p>guess what I'm doing right now :-P</p> <p>Who pays the bills in the house? I always do. DH is SO SO SOOO forgetful. When a house offer fell thru because he forgot a payment on a student loan... that was the last straw for me and I completely took over. We've since had no late payments. :) </p>