My DD and I bought forever stamps a few weeks ago to put on her wedding invitations...but we had to buy the increased postcard stamps for the replies, because they wouldn't be coming back until this week...still and all, I had to buy 17 cent stamps, because the invitations weighed more than the forever stamp paid for...grrrr.
My DH and I pay most bills electronically now...USPS is becoming a dinosaur, used more for junk mail than anything...