Online banks have the option of scheduling payments BEFORE THEY ARE DUE so you don’t have to pay them the day they *are* due—again, personal responsibility goes out the window because it’s all someone/something else’s fault that their bills aren’t paid on time!
Nanny state, nanny state, nanny state. *sigh*
My power was out for only about 23 hours, but my cable has been out for 5 days so far. Not a surprise since Time Warner has never been able to find its butt with both hands, a map, and a team of bloodhounds. Right now I'm trying to decide what would be the best location to mount a satellite antenna and whether to switch to Dish or Direct TV.
I pay all my bills online. The day the bill arrives, I go into my account and schedule the payment for the day it’s due. That way, I never miss a payment, they’re always on time, and I don’t have to worry about it getting lost in the mail, or the billing company saying they didn’t receive a check. I love online paying. (p.s. we have a generator and stored gas to operate our computer/frig/freezer, should we have a power outage, but if the internet provider/cable was out I’d be glad I had already scheduled the payment.)