Comments on: Bills-In-A-Box: The Stress-Free System For Organizing Your Finances – The Setup (Step 2 of 5) http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/ Debt Reduction Rocks - We Are Living Debt Free! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NCN http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-121623 NCN Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:52:51 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-121623 @marC - I'll have post #3 in this series on Tuesday!!! Thanks for the patience... NCN @marC – I’ll have post #3 in this series on Tuesday!!! Thanks for the patience…
NCN

]]> By: marC http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-121613 marC Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:03:55 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-121613 Very interesting system. I was hoping to see another couple of installments of the "bills in a box" system, but I will just have to wait. I will place you in my bookmarks. Thanks a bunch! Very interesting system. I was hoping to see another couple of installments of the “bills in a box” system, but I will just have to wait.
I will place you in my bookmarks.
Thanks a bunch!

]]> By: jenn http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-120154 jenn Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:33:21 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-120154 Wow, this was great for us. We have used electroniic billing and it has been a disaster. We had paper bills, online automatic bills going every which way. I told my husband we need to go back and do everything on paper and have some sort of record of our payments. This might sound complicated, but it's actuallly a very organzied tickler system and one of the best we've used. Wow, this was great for us. We have used electroniic billing and it has been a disaster. We had paper bills, online automatic bills going every which way. I told my husband we need to go back and do everything on paper and have some sort of record of our payments. This might sound complicated, but it’s actuallly a very organzied tickler system and one of the best we’ve used.

]]> By: Matt http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-120065 Matt Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:56:13 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-120065 Thanks for the post. I really like this organization system. I have a binder that I keep most of my financial statements in but it is still hard to keep organized. Thanks for the post. I really like this organization system. I have a binder that I keep most of my financial statements in but it is still hard to keep organized.

]]> By: NCN http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119676 NCN Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:03:45 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119676 @Jon... The setup takes a little time, but you are correct... It's not just a 'bill paying' system, it's a complete system for managing all of your financial documents... Over the next few days, I'll better outline all of the system's features. And, even those who have just a few bills will have receipts, EOB documents from insurance, etc. Again, I hope you'll stay tuned! @Jon… The setup takes a little time, but you are correct… It’s not just a ‘bill paying’ system, it’s a complete system for managing all of your financial documents… Over the next few days, I’ll better outline all of the system’s features. And, even those who have just a few bills will have receipts, EOB documents from insurance, etc. Again, I hope you’ll stay tuned!

]]> By: Jon http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119675 Jon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:57:41 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119675 I guess this is a little complicated, and if you don't have a lot of bills to pay it might not be worth it, but it'd help keep everything organized and make it easier if there were questions about your bills later. I guess this is a little complicated, and if you don’t have a lot of bills to pay it might not be worth it, but it’d help keep everything organized and make it easier if there were questions about your bills later.

]]> By: aeko http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119670 aeko Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119670 how about something really simple, pay the darn bill as soon as you get it. how about something really simple, pay the darn bill as soon as you get it.

]]> By: NCN http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119667 NCN Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:33:29 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119667 JR.. I hope you'll stick around for the video tutorial.. It's very difficult to explain how the system works... and, remember, it's designed to manage your paperwork, and works well along w/ Quicken or Money or whatever... plus, there are many people who are uncomfortable w/ software solutions, etc... JR.. I hope you’ll stick around for the video tutorial.. It’s very difficult to explain how the system works… and, remember, it’s designed to manage your paperwork, and works well along w/ Quicken or Money or whatever… plus, there are many people who are uncomfortable w/ software solutions, etc…

]]> By: Unspending http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119660 Unspending Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:07:26 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119660 Thanks for this series. As someone who is just starting to get her finance ducks in a row, I really appreciate the step-by-step guide to get organized. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Thanks for this series. As someone who is just starting to get her finance ducks in a row, I really appreciate the step-by-step guide to get organized. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.

]]> By: JR http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/07/09/bills-in-a-box-the-stress-free-system-for-organizing-your-finances-the-setup-step-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-119655 JR Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:15:46 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/?p=1285#comment-119655 I really respect your ideas, but with all due respect, this is the most complicated bill payment system I've ever seen, especially when software like MS Money and Quicken is available. You can schedule each bill you have, enter how often it repeats, whether it is a fixed amount or if it varies (the programs will estimate based on previous occurrences). You can have reminders that bills are upcoming. You can have the transactions automatically entered into your check register. Not that I have everything figured out, but I just put my bills in a folder and when the program reminds me to pay them, I do. This folder method seems like a huge time suck. I spend 5-10 minutes a couple of times a month paying bills. Dates are kept track of for me. Much simpler. I really respect your ideas, but with all due respect, this is the most complicated bill payment system I’ve ever seen, especially when software like MS Money and Quicken is available. You can schedule each bill you have, enter how often it repeats, whether it is a fixed amount or if it varies (the programs will estimate based on previous occurrences). You can have reminders that bills are upcoming. You can have the transactions automatically entered into your check register.

Not that I have everything figured out, but I just put my bills in a folder and when the program reminds me to pay them, I do. This folder method seems like a huge time suck. I spend 5-10 minutes a couple of times a month paying bills. Dates are kept track of for me. Much simpler.

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