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Re:Autopay Is Making Us Worse at Managing Credit-Card Bills by JKCalhoun on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:03PM (#37822554)
> You waste so much time

It's time well spent — making sure I am paying for the things I really need/want.

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Re:Autopay Is Making Us Worse at Managing Credit-Card Bills by icedchai on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:05PM (#37822584)
I still look at the statements. Writing checks and mailing them out is pure drudgery.
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Re:Autopay Is Making Us Worse at Managing Credit-Card Bills by sahila on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:09PM (#37822629)
Paying "manually" doesn't mean writing checks and mailing it out. You just log into your bank and click pay instead of have it paid automatically.
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Re:Autopay Is Making Us Worse at Managing Credit-Card Bills by icedchai on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:11PM (#37822652)
It's still "manual" work. Why bother? Set it and forget it.
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Re:Autopay Is Making Us Worse at Managing Credit-Card Bills by lazide on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:28PM (#37822887)
When they aren’t playing games? Sure.

When everyone under the sun seems to be playing games? It’s a good way to get taken advantage of.

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