Bill Pay Chart

Bills are just a part of life. I don't know if anyone else has ever had this problem, but sometimes I'd find myself trying to remember what bills had been paid, which ones I still needed to schedule, and exactly how much more cash was going to come out of my bank account that month. A few years ago I got tired of keeping track in my head, or having to check the budget to remember, and came up with this little gem. Pretty simple, but completes its purpose.

It's a small, (about 2.5x4.5 in) pretty basic form with all of the bills that need to be paid each month. I make 6 months at a time, attach them together with brads, put tape/magnets on the back and put the booklet up on the fridge.

When a bill has been paid, I fill in the box. When I've scheduled the payment or sent a check, I fill in half of the box. When the payment goes through, I fill in the rest of the box. It makes it easy to see at a glance what has been paid, what has been scheduled, and what still needs to be paid. Plus I can easily figure how much more is going to come out of the bank account for the month.

At the end of the month, I tear off the top sheet and start all over with the next month. As I said before, it's nothing fancy, pretty simple; but it allows me to feel organized with bill paying and that really makes me happy.