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Paperless Billing?

Posted by Cliff on from the keeping-a-paper-trail dept.

Bruha writes "Almost all of the bills I receive today have the option to go paperless. I already pay all utilities and creditcards online but have yet to tell them to stop sending me a physical bill even though they heavily advertise the advantages of it. My concern are mistakes they could audit out and claim were not there. Has anyone experienced any problems with paperless billing or are my worries without merit?"

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  1. Paperless Billing by calcifer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut...I don't need a receipt for the doughnut - I give you money and you give me the doughnut, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario that I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut. To some skeptical friend, Don't even act like I didn't buy a doughnut, I've got the documentation right here... Oh, wait, I left it at home. In the filing cabinet. Filed under D. For Doughnut. -Mitch Hedberg

  2. Re:paytrust / paymybills by ClioCJS · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, paytrust/paymybills rules. I been using it since the Anthrax attacks. I put my tinfoil hat on and didn't answer the mail at all for 3 months. Got me removed from all the junkmail lists because they thought I was dead. I encourage everyone to try it, it's only $9 a month.

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  3. Re:You just wait.... by zulux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Until you get hepatits from that doughnut you bought. Then you'll wish you had a receipt so as you can sue the doughnut maker's pants off...

    Maby if you left their pants on you woulden't get hepatits as easily.

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  4. Re:Problems happen no matter what... by sporktoast · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think mistakes could be made either way. Personally, I'd be checking both against my own records rather than errors between the two version of the statements.
    Aw, cmon! If paperless is good enough for something important, like voting, then it should certainly do for something as insignificant as your personal finances.

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  5. Re:paytrust / paymybills by ClioCJS · · Score: 2, Funny
    You can moderate it as funny, but it's all true.

    It actually took me 2 or 3 days of consecutive phone calls to the post office to get my mail started again.

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