Re: Paying Bills on Time

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Nellie. The list of mailers (payees) looks to be quite a bit smaller than that offered by TD Canada Trust and I still don’t see Receiver General on the list.

Being a former accountant, I still do prefer to handle a piece of paper (even if I misplace it) and I really hate downloading from Bell Canada (for some reason I’ve had issues with their website), so I’ll have to think about it. The problem with going paperless is that it’s not acceptable by Canada Revenue Agency – their rules state that if you use a computer program for accounting purposes, you must maintain a paper backup as well as an electronic backup. I’m not sure what they would say about Canada Post’s electronic storage.

Looking at the calendar is still a big problem for me right now, I forget to do it because I am so distracted by all the other things I see or want to do. I mean well, but I just can’t follow up on a consistent basis. What you’re saying makes good sense but I’m not able to do it at the moment. On the big questionnaire I handed in last week at my second ADHD consultation, I wrote “I’m the greatest person in the world at making lists and schedules, but the worst person in the world at acting on them”. Hoping to become better at it, but I’m not there yet.

As for paying some bills in full, we do that with insurance payments for the house and car(s). Even though there is an instalment option (and we can set the instalments up on the banking website), it’s harder for us to pay attention to the bank balance. I really don’t like giving the bank $50 or whatever it is for an overdraft and yes, I’ve done it a few times. Ouch!

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