It's the end of the month, and my husband's paycheck is pending deposit. I went ahead and recorded all the bills that automatically draft this next pay period. First is the mortgage payment of $1,415 which included an extra $103+ as a principal payment. 
I also went online and made a large payment on our Southwest card. It was $961.70 to cover our recent Honda maintenance expense, our cell phone bill and other miscellaneous spending from last pay period. There is still a balance on the card. Much of that is some travel expenses by my husband. We should get most of the reimbursement very soon. I'm hoping tomorrow. Once we do I will send all that in and get the card down to zero again.
I set aside $50 for Christmas, $114 towards our auto registration and insurance, and the $57 for the 52 Weekly Savings Challenge. I wrote one check for a school field trip and another for a flute lesson later tonight. I will be getting cash out for allowances, and another future flute lesson. Oh yes, some of the cash I need to get is for my daughter's birthday. She received a check for her birthday and she wanted me to get cash for it.
At this point, I plan to send the check for our taxes late next week, around April 11. We have the $413 in our account now, so I can mail anytime. I'm just waiting as long as I can to pay! I will go ahead and right the check, and stamp and address the envelope. I sure don't want to forget to pay the government.
I'm waiting to hear about the $100 credit I have on my US Bank card. I want them to mail me a check, but I have not heard back yet. The credit is from those Ooma referrals I received. If they won't send a check, I will use the card to pay a utility bill and just take the difference to send to the mortgage.
Are you paid on the first of the month? Do you record all your bills for that pay period right away? Or only record when it actually happens?
Paid Bills
March 31st, 2014 at 05:46 pm
March 31st, 2014 at 07:22 pm 1396293742
...fascinating to learn from doing it all wrong while most people find electronic deposit safe and reliable, they don't feel the same way about pay-out. Our banks are pushing hard for us to use smart phone for banking. My one concern is that the phone is on the flat surface and too easily taken by anyone walking by. The guys always have pockets for their cell, more secure in my view. It played a role in my decision to buy a HTC not iPhone.
If paying by cheque, why not post date for preferred date and mail it on the next trip out?
Thanks for updating about Lowe's gift card. I didn't know they remove options so quickly.
March 31st, 2014 at 08:29 pm 1396297776
April 1st, 2014 at 01:44 am 1396316676