CUT CLUTTER AND CO2: PAY YOUR BILLS ONLINE
Welcome to a guest post by Julie Naylon of No Wire Hangers, an eco-friendly organizing service in Los Angeles. She helps her clients "streamline their lives and downsize their carbon footprint[s]." (Be sure to check out her list of facts about how clutter and our households impact the state of the planet.)
As a professional green organizer I see a lot of clutter, most of it in the form of paper.
In addition to reducing clutter, you can also make a huge environmental impact by paying bills online. According to Pay It Green, "In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would save 6.6 pounds of paper."
And for those of you who are concerned about identity theft it's actually safer to be online. About 85% of identity theft cases are due to "offline" transactions such as lost checkbooks and stolen bills, statements, and check payments.
It's really easy to set up electronic billing; just collect your bills and register through your payee's website. Each month you'll receive your bill via email. I also recommend auto-pay so you will never have to pay a late fee again. If you need copies of your bills and statements for tax purposes you can download a pdf each month and save them on your computer. No more hassle of filing or spending hours shredding documents.
Get organized and simplify your life by paying your bills online.
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And I've saved so much on the cost of checks and stamps! I started by paying just two bills on line but now pay them all that way. It's a really great suggestion on so many levels.
Agreed! I think it definitely saves time as well.
Paying bills online is not only better for the environment..it's faster and cheaper. I try to do as many transactions as i can electronic and we are also working on making our office paperless to save even more trees.