Still Paying Bills By Mail? Five Reasons to Go Online
The tedious tasks of writing out checks for bills and making constant trips to the post office to mail them could soon be a thing of the past, experts say.
More and more Americans – about 30 million households, according to recent findings – are discovering the advantages of paying bills online, where stacks of statements aren’t waiting to be filed away in a crowded cabinet, and stamps are nothing more than collectors’ items.
Going paperless, however, can mean clicking around on 10 to 15 different creditor Web sites each month to pay individual bills.
To that end, Web sites such as Paytrust.com, an online favorite with consumers and critics alike, provide online bill consolidation – giving you the ability to view, approve, pay and manage all your bills from a single source. Online consolidation services offer plenty of other conveniences:
* Enjoy the flexibility of automatic payments. Many sites provide automatic and recurring bill payments, letting you simplify the payment process without the worry of missed due dates or lost statements.
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