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[RC] How to pay bills while gone - k s swigartLaura said: My regular payments are going in envelopes with post dated checks and a date where the stamp goes, and my mother will religiously mail them on the correct date, but how do I make sure the rest are paid?? What _I_ did when I did the 2001 XP ride was to pay the bills in advance before I left (i.e. phone bill, electricity bills, credit card bills, etc.). These agencies will just give you a credit balance until the next month. Since I wasn't going to be earning any money while I was gone, if I didn't have the money to pay the bill before I left, I wouldn't have the money to pay the bill while I was on the trip either. I even paid the gas credit card bills in advance before I left so I had, in essence, already paid for the gas before I bought it. This made it REALLY nice when I got back early (I only stayed for half the ride....partially because I needed to get home to earn some money) and didn't have any bills to pay for over a month :). AND had a huge credit on some of my gas credit card bills because I didn't spend as much in gas as I had already paid for. However, in addition to paying bills in advance, you can also pay them by telephone...which can be done from the road. Although most bill issuers will charge you extra for this service. kat Orange County, Calif. ============================================================ Common sense should also be a part of the decision making process. If you see someone who doesn't have any, hand them your tool box. ~ Lisa Salas - The Odd Farm ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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