Bills, bills, bills
I am an organized person, I swear. I set up e-mail alerts for birthdays, street cleaning, new contact lenses, the britta filter replacement. I do the six month dentist thing. My house is mostly clean. My car almost always has adequate gas in the tank. My possessions are arranged in a logical manner, and I generally can find stuff when I need it. And for the most part, I stay on top of time commitments.
But the bills? What's the deal with the bills? Most of my expenses are managed electronically, so really I have four checks to write each month: student loan, rent, health insurance, and credit card. Only FOUR bills to contend with. And what do I do? I think about them all month, wondering if they are due or if I already paid them. I put the checkbook and bills in a pile that migrates from the desk to dining room table and the pile is featured on multiple to-do lists that include "pay bills." And eventually I become so lame that I take stamped envelopes and checks - one by one - to the mailbox outside my office. I am incapable of writing out the check in advance, and actually do it it while standing in the hallway next to the mail drop.
I have no explanation for this. Do you?
Posted by Dori at 10:02 PM
1 Comments
Here's how I feel about regular bills:
They drain money from my account without resulting in any concrete product/improvement/experience-- no distinct tangible reward, beyond checking something off a to-do list. The payment just maintains services that I already (feel like I) have.
-K
Post a Comment
« Home