When do you pay your bills? (rant)

[ematz]

In the last year because the landlady who lives below waits until the last day to pay the bills, I've had the water and gas shut off.

What I don't understand is why people who have the money wait until the last possible day to pay bills. Any of you out there? Care to explain your thought process?

[LetItBe]

Interest.

[-zero-]

My parents do this. They want to get the extra pennies in interest.

[The DaveR]

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In the last year because the landlady who lives below waits until the last day to pay the bills, I've had the water and gas shut off.


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By "last day" did you mean 3 months late?

[edfurlong]

I pay the bills that come in red envelopes with words like "urgent" on them. I'm a lazy man.

[BigCummins]

If only it were that easy

[tagtastic]

I pretty much pay every bill the day it arrives, otherwise there's a good chance I'll forget about it.

[Hoya]

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In the last year because the landlady who lives below waits until the last day to pay the bills, I've had the water and gas shut off.


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By "last day" did you mean 3 months late?

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Yea, seriously - they don't shut things off if you pay on the last day or a few days late.

[maniacut]

receive bill, put next to computer, log in to chequing account, schedule bill payment a few business days before due date.

[Klompy]

I'm terrible with bills, luckily I'm not in charge of any of the ones in my house or I'm sure I'd have problems with stuff getting turned off too. I don't think I've paid my cell phone bill before they turn off my service in the last two years, and I've always had the money to pay.