Like everyone bills are a way of life, we have to pay them whichever way we look at it. So why wait until they come in before paying them?
I always find the best method is to eliminate as much stress around paying bills as much as possible, you can focus this method on one or all. But be warned, once you get into the habit, youโll wonder why you left it this long.
I credit this to my grandmother who always taught me to watch my money, enjoy what l have โelectricity is there to be used, why go cold or sweat?โ she would say. And because she knew they secret to budgeting wisely, she could! Mind you, she wasnโt wealthy in monetary gain, she worked hard for the majority of her life, but never let herself go without.
So hereโs Nannaโs Bill Advice
Imagine this, getting the bill in the mail only to see the balance owing says $0 owing.
but not just that, thereโs credit ahead for the next bill in advance! Normally that was how my bills were until the electrical hike, but fortunately that credit l had tied me over leaving me only a very small sum of $74.91 AUD left to pay on an electric bill. Unheard of right!
Hereโs how l do my bills.
When l receive my bill which comes every quarter (every 3 months) l divide that bill by the quarter, then by 4 for every week in a month.
So going by the recent bill above, hereโs what l estimate to pay weekly towards the upcoming bill for the next quarter.
$334.92 divided by 3 months = $111.64 per month
$111.64 per month divided by 4 weeks = $27.91 per week.
In this case, l will pay $50 per week so l can be well and truly in credit by the time my next bill arrives, paying that in full with credit and if l do this continually over the next 6 - 9 months l will have by the next 3rd quarter, my bill paid in full and l wonโt need to pay a thing meaning l give myself a bill holiday. Then l just pick up the the routine again.
I recall a time l was almost 2 years ahead in credit with my electric bill and had a lovely time not paying a thing. And that extra money l had in my pocket was perfect timing because l had other issues that came up that needed my money.
Itโs discipline to do this, but trust me, either way you will have to pay those bills, so, you can either do it my way and enjoy your electricity without cutting back on luxuries or wait till they come in then go into a meltdown wondering how youโre going to come up with the funds.
"๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ณ๐ธ๐ ๐น๐ช๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ต๐ต๐ผ."
You donโt have to do this with every bill. Itโs going to be difficult to do that and keep focused on being positive about it just start with one bill when you focus on getting that one in credit even if you think about how much you waste on a cup of coffee or trivial things you really donโt need during the week that little bit of extra money could go towards that bill that is a thorn in your side when it arrives.
We think nothing about buying takeaway. We think nothing about buying some things that we have left sitting in our drawers months later not even used.
The truth is society has never been taught in schools how to budget and one of the biggest things that many people struggle with when they leave Home for the first time is how to cope with the demands of paying bills. Because nobody taught them. I think every school should have a class where they teach you how to budget. Because sometimes even the parents donโt know and they live so much debt.
So like I said, if you just start with one bill be at the electricity, the gas bill, or even the phone bill. Think of how often it comes in and do the dividing youโll find that if you can put even five dollars a week extra $10 a week that will eventually cut down the total overall cost of that bill. Trying to scrape up that money when the bill comes in which sometimes ends up with you having to pay more because of late fees.
Please like & share this with your family and friends so they can benefit from Nannaโs Bill Advice too!
Stay blessed and happy ๐๐ผ
~๐๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ท๐น
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Definitely going to give this a try!! Thanks for sharing Karen ๐