Sanity Saver of the Week

OOPS....I am a little late on this one this week!;) It's been a busy one!
Here is what saved my sanity this week as I paid bills.....(For some this is probably no big thing, for the others, TRY IT, it works great!)
Well, I sit down twice a month and pay all of our bills. Normally it's the 1st and the 15th. Not sure why those exact dates, but I adopted them around 8 years ago and they have just stuck! It seemed like I was always panicking thinking I had forgot to pay something, and I am a FREAK about bills...I REFUSE to have a late fee! Although I have Quickbooks and could probably do a million spreadsheets, I am not that smart when it comes to those things.  I went in to Word and made a simple document with every single bill we had and the amounts we pay, I also put all online accounts info, automatic withdrawl info and so on. This way I make sure as I pay them that I know exactly what should be paid. You never know if something could end up lost in the mail and then you are stuck with a late fee because you didn't get the bill and forgot it wasn't paid. I know this sounds so easy that why wouldn't everyone do it, but some just throw their bills around and pay what they see. I love having a monthly checklist to make sure I didn't miss any of my online accounts and things like that.
My other big reason for doing this is because I have always paid %100 of our bills. From the moment Jasper and I got together and got our first home, he handed me his checkbook and said "here you go"!;) I always worry about what he would do if something happened to me..He would have no idea where to begin to keep the ball rolling....By having the list, he knows all accounts, passwords, balances and so forth!:)
There you have it...Another look into my OCD brain:))) Happy Friday everyone!! Enjoy the weekend!