On 6/5/2011 5:08 PM, ELGY wrote:


"Han" wrote in message ...

George wrote in :

So I put my account on "autopilot" and someone pulls a lot more than
they should how do I deal with that separately?

That would warrant calls to bank and whoever did it. Has never
happened to
me, so far knocking wood.

One of the best things that ever happened to prevent forgetting to pay
bills is online banking. As bills come in I simply log on to the bank
and post them instead of putting them in a pile. If someone sends a
bizarre bill it doesn't get posted.

That's fine if you don't go on vacation or off to help your kid with a
family problem (happy or not). I'm sometimes away for more than a few
days. Also, I keepmy money in my checking account for a longer period
if I
do the pull method. With the push you'd better pay a few days early to
avoid problems with late payments.


I've only had one slightly negative experience with "auto pay" but I
like to be in control. ( I think we're talking about the same thing)

On another subject: The mortgage company is always sending me biweekly
auto pay program suggestions. Those have to be looked inot carefully.
They are usually just a way for the mortgage company to earn more
interest on my money. Best thing to do is just take the two extra
paydays/yr and put it towards principle. But they don't tell you that.