All About Bills – 3 Things you can do now to Lower Your Bills

Regardless of your income or net worth of your Estate; do you really want to pay AT&T more than you need to? When is the last time you reviewed your bills? It’s really important. I have helped many of my clients save hundreds of dollars on their bills.

Many of them were paying too much for a service. Here is one example that I found with multiple clients. They were not on a fixed rate plan for Gas. They were on a variable rate plan, which can be up to 100% higher than a fixed rate plan. A fixed rate consists of a contract for a year. If you break the contract there is a fee. Companies offer this so you won’t switch to a competitor during a 12 month cycle.

Some of our clients were paying for the same service with multiple companies. You might be asking yourself, “how is that possible?” Well, if you use different companies for phone and internet service; it’s not as hard as you think. One client was paying for long distance with 2 different providers and another client had paid for internet service with 2 providers. These types of bills are difficult to decipher, especially for the Elderly. Here is an article from “U.S. News and World Report” that addresses this.

Review your Credit Card Statements with a fine tooth comb. You may have signed up for a service that Automatically Renews Itself, year after year. This is a trend that is here to stay. Here are a few companies that regularly do this: Subscription type companies like Angie’s List, Magazines and Newsletters, Online companies such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will bill you monthly until you cancel the service. Travel discount programs and many more.

Start reviewing your bills (if you don’t already) you may be very surprised at what you find.

Simple Solution Organizing offers this service. We call it our “Bills Reviewed” service.

• We meet with you at your home
  
• We help you gather all your bills (find them); if they are not readily available
  
• Interview you to determine which services are important and which ones are not
  
• Call your Service Providers on your behalf (if requested). Phone, Internet, TV, Cable and Power Companies to determine what you are paying for and make adjustments if necessary.
  
• We can recommend and implement systems to keep your bills organized  
  
• We can help you organize your office.
  

Please visit our Financial Organizing page on our website for more information.

Adele Tusson-Gross
Simple Solution Organizing
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