puter talk

[jlat]

hello people; I'll be getting my own laptop soon but we where talking today about bill paying. I pay my bills by mail and was wondering what peoples thoughts on bill paying with the puter. Do you do it and do you feel safe doing it?
IBBY

 

[Darkie]

Hi
I've been paying my bills for years now thru bank of america online and never had a problem
It's quick and easy
Hardest part is setting up the different accounts but that's a lot easier now a days

 

[Whut]

I have two bills that I have to write a check for and it irritates me. One requires me to have a savings account with them in order to pay online while the other charges a $7.95 convenience fee to pay online.

Basically yes, its safe to pay bills online. Just make sure the page is encrypted and that YOU put in the URL so you know exactly where you are. Do not make a central username and passwords for all sites, just write them down and keep them safe.

I went from spending an hour or so writing out checks, updating bills, filling out envelopes and mailing them to maybe 10 minutes logging into the sites and paying directly and updating my money software.

Been paying online since 2004 with everything I could and the only identity theft I have had was with a stolen check so to me, paying online is safer and easier, and cheaper.

 

[Little6pack]

CA$H is KING!

No Credit cards for me. Cash for everything!

If I owe someone money I will mail a Money Order.

The Wife does all other bills with online banking

 

[usetaboost]

God no I'd never do it. But then I've had my credit stolen twice. It sucks and it's a pain in the ass. I've worked very hard to build the credit I have so I can buy whatever I want when I want it. It's not fun having to pay cash for everything for six months because you have to have EVERYTHING red flagged. Everyone in the parts section wonders why I pay with money orders

To each his own.........

 

[Dabigguy]

I pay everything online and never had a problem. I pay thru my bank and can pay all of my household bills in about 10 minutes. The only problem that I've ever had was due to a check that a check verification business says was written to a grocery store for $170....I'm a single guy and I've NEVER bought $170 worth of beer at one time !!! LOL Seriously, I told them to send me a copy of the check and I'd pay it, or they were to remove me from their system...I'm still waiting to hear from them.

I'm not a fan of keeping personal info on a laptop if you take it out of your home, they're too easy to steal.

 

[toomanymodz]

I've used online bill-pay since around 2000 and haven't had a single issue.

 

[GNBRETT]

Been doing it for 8 years now. Never had an issue and nothing was ever late. The bills that never change are simple u just put them on an automatic payment schedule. The other ones are still simple u just put in the amount and click send.