{"id":1576,"date":"2017-12-08T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2018-07-16T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T19:31:21","slug":"bill-pay-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/bill-pay-cheat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bill Pay Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Paper We Do Have Enough \u2013 Part 6<\/h2>\n

You may not realize this, but the hard work of you becoming a bill-paying-ninja is almost done. \u00a0You’re moments away from having a plan that works and will save you years of headaches. \u00a0Let\u2019s get started. \u00a0The goal today is to take your bills<\/a>\u00a0and spread them across your set paydays<\/a>. \u00a0Just like you have a todo list in your office or on your bedroom dresser for the things you need to get done by when, we\u2019re going to create a todo list of your bills. \u00a0This todo list will outline what items are to be paid with each pay period respectively. \u00a0This todo list will be your way of solving the biggest problem all bill payers face<\/a>. \u00a0This todo list will align your bills<\/a> to your paydays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Make Your Bill Pay Todo List<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1<\/span> – Identify the number of paydays<\/a> you have in a month (1, 2, or 4). \u00a0For our example, let\u2019s say it\u2019s two.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/span> – Separate your bills so they can be evenly distributed across \u00a0each pay period.\u00a0 There are two options you should consider when separating.<\/p>\n

A.) Separate by number. \u00a0You should try to spread as many of the bills across each pay period so that the numbers balance. \u00a0See example below. \u00a0You\u2019ll notice that payday-1 and payday-2 have roughly the same number of line items. \u00a0Payday-1 has 12 and payday-2 has 11.<\/p>\n

B.) Separate by amounts. \u00a0You should try to balance the amounts so that payday-1 and 2 have roughly the same total. \u00a0This means you\u2019ll end up splitting a few of your line items between pay periods (see items in green<\/span> below).\u00a0 Regardless, try to split them as evenly as you can.<\/p>\n

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Step 3<\/span> – Once you have the list, format similar to the illustration above. \u00a0Assign dates to payday-1 and payday-2. \u00a0This printed listing will become the guide you need to follow for successful bill-paying.<\/p>\n

Today is Friday!
\nIf you haven\u2019t noticed, it\u2019s my goal to make everything you do in life less complex and as simple as possible. \u00a0There are two words that describe me, simple and organized<\/a>. \u00a0Make paying your bills less of a hassle by using this simple and organized way for bill-pay. \u00a0Next week, we will have the last installment in this series where we will discuss a few implementation strategies.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> what questions are you having regarding your bill-pay process? \u00a0Maybe we can help.\u00a0 Leave a comment below.<\/strong>
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On Paper We Do Have Enough \u2013 Part 6 You may not realize this, but the hard work of you becoming a bill-paying-ninja is almost done. \u00a0You’re moments away from having a plan that works and will save you years of headaches. \u00a0Let\u2019s get started. \u00a0The goal today is to take your bills\u00a0and spread them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,47,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accounting","category-on-paper-we-do-have-enough","category-payday","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t