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by ferentchak 3299 days ago
Can you use bill pay from your bank?
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I think so, but it requires me to call them to set up, I hate calling and being put on hold.

And also, phone calling usually involves walking out to the street so I can get reception, yell my social security number in front of a bunch of strangers walking by, and somehow verify my account number and various transactions from my account which I can't do without going back inside, logging in from a computer and checking them, and then having the call dropped because I went inside. Or having my phone battery cop out halfway through being put on hold.

I hate phone calling. It's easier to bike to my property manager's office 12 times to drop off checks than make a single phone call to my bank to set up something that should be doable from a web page.

Most banks allow you to setup bill pay online. The bank will mail a check on your schedule. No need for phones.
I wish. Both of my banks bring up messages saying to call customer service when I click on their respective Bill Pay links. So much for "online" banking. We're back in the 80's.
Some banks will even send the check on your behalf.

I use Simple bank and they can automatically mail out checks on your behalf, if you set it up.