Today as postage begins to get more expensive, and time is money why not automate you bill paying? For our family we automate all of our bills when we setup our customer accounts. Some examples of things to automate

1) Telephone bill
2) Cellphone bill
3) Car Payment
4) Car, home, life insurance
5) Mortgage
6) Student loan payments
7) Garbage hauling
8) Electric bill
9) Gas bill
10) Water bill

If you add up all of theses bills that you could automate you could possibly save (10 x .41 x 12) = $49.20 per year in postage alone. Not to mention the fees that companies charge if a payment is missed (which can range from pennies up to $39.99 for some credit cards. Along with that you have to consider time benefits. If 5 minutes per month is spent on each bill, then you could get back 10 hours of your life per year!! Over the course of ten years that can save you 100 hours or 4+ days.

Through automation of your bill paying you will be able to save time and money, and free yourself to do other things you enjoy or create new avenues of income.

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Tonight the wife and I went to see the movie knocked up. I was extremely crude but it was very funny. Overall, it costed us $17 for the movie and we also went out to eat for the first time at Red Robin. It was a good night, because the in-laws took the kid for the weekend so we are able to have some time on our own.

Also we walked through a campground area tonight and got us motivate to accomplish goal #7 for 2007!

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Well yesterday the wife and I spent $46 on food at dave and busters and $24 on video games. It sure does add up quick when you are having fun. Oh well the wife treated me to a great fathers day and we both enjoyed it! When we left and added up all our expenses for yesterday we both realized maybe we should have a no spend day today on Sunday! Yep I agree!