I HATE paying bills so much, that 90% of the time they get paid late. This morning I decided it was time to finally get the household bills paid, before they add-on those late fees when you don’t pay by the stated date.

This bill paying session really boiled my blood when it occured to me that we were paying for service we didn’t even receive yet. I opened the cell phone bill only to see a “Notice” was included… we didn’t receive your payment blah blah blah. I know I can be late paying bills, but a notice! Then I took the bill apart a bit, only to realize that we’ve been billed for service in September. We’re in August people, I should not have to pay for September. When was the last time you went to the grocery store and they added an extra $100 for groceries I’d probably get next month? NEVER!

Paying for cell phone service we didn’t use yet is just WRONG!

Next… Mr. Cable bill. Yep, they too want us to pay for service we’ve not used yet. To add to my gripe with the cable bill is.. there are no new shows in the summer. Should we not get a discount for having to watch reruns of old shows? (they even started showing movies that were made when Columbus first came to N America and they call it classic tv..the nerve). Basically not only are we paying for service we’ve not yet used.. we’re paying the same price for old shows as we would for new ones. When was the last time you went to a second-hand store and expect to pay full price?

Add cable compaines to my peeve list along with the cell phone company.
I’d better go for a walk or something…paying bills can be dangerous to your heart and blood pressure.

Regards
Chris

p.s. where do credit card companies get off charging 28% interest?