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11-19-2013, 09:18 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Paying the bills
hi, can anyone tell me the best way to keep up on our bills while we are on the road? this is our first big roadtrip and we are totally in the dark
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11-19-2013, 09:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Pueblo, CO
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Everything we have is online, S&B water, electric etc.
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2009 Berkshire 390 QS and toad
Retired and traveling
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11-19-2013, 09:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Dallas,OR
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When we are gone for a month or so, have DD pick up our mail for us and when we call she gives us the amount owe. Then we go online with our bank and enter the payments. Do all of my banking online so it is not a big deal where we are.
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11-19-2013, 09:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Full-timers - Home is where we park it.
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Most banks offer electronic fund transfers. We can set up repeating payments of same amount every month (car payments, for example), or we can indicate a specific amount to a specific location. This method of payment is very convenient when you're on the road and can also be used when you're home.
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11-19-2013, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Palm Desert, Ca
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We have as many bills as possible delivered as e-bills through our online banking service. The ones that don't offer that, we pay ahead
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2014 Wrangler JKU Rubi
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11-19-2013, 09:52 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SoCal
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ebills and online banking.
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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11-19-2013, 10:11 AM
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Monaco Owners Club Thor Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
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credit union with direct deposit and bill payer service...regular monthly bills are auto. opt out of paper mail for bills and sign for email bills
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11-21-2013, 09:34 AM
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Thor Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delaware
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We have as many bills as possible (phone, utilities, etc.) auto-billed to one credit card -- cuts all those down to one check a month, and gets us lots of credit card points, which we turn into cash. Then we pay that credit card electronically from our bank website.
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11-21-2013, 09:36 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2011
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There are some businesses that will give a discount to opt out of paper billing and go to all e-billing. Our vehicle insurance is one.
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11-21-2013, 09:44 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Varies Depending on The Weather
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vsheetz
ebills and online banking.
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X2 !!
Dr4Film ----- Richard
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11-21-2013, 09:47 AM
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bnb1313@aol.com
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Western Montana on the Divide
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr4Film
X2 !!
Dr4Film ----- Richard
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X3
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2008 Camelot 40 PDQ 4 slides ISL400 towing a 2020 1500 GMC Sierra Denali 4x4 Crewcab
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11-21-2013, 06:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paz
Most banks offer electronic fund transfers. We can set up repeating payments of same amount every month (car payments, for example), or we can indicate a specific amount to a specific location. This method of payment is very convenient when you're on the road and can also be used when you're home.
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Us too. I set-up autopay through my banks website, and slightly overpay this months bill amount, each month we will be traveling. Each bill is paid each month this way and when we return home we find we have a credit with most companies. The electric bill for instance, was actually paid in full for the upcoming monthly bill too. Our bank would pay electronically when the payee accepted it, otherwise the bank would actually snail-mail a check in time for it to arrive prior to the due date.
I kept track of happenings when we overnighted and had wifi, for all our financial dealings.
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11-21-2013, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Tavares, FL
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The Post Office will only hold your mail for 1 month. They will forward it to another address for free. We have everything forwarded to our daughter and she tells us if anything important came it. 95% is junk mail.
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