Oh Judy! I have walked a fair mile in your shoes.

My DH now does the bills, as the last time I was in charge of the bills I got a bouncy check. I paid a bill out of my play account instead of the household account, and didnt have enough to cover. I had bounce protection, but had not bounced a check since I was in my early 20s. That scared me, and I sat the rest of the month scared that more would follow. I simply couldnt focus long enough for it to all be done properly, and so I was allowing things to slide. My credit rating fell by several points by paying bills late, and we decided that enough was enough. I too wouldnt want my kids paying my bills. it would make them worry about me, and its none of their business what I pay for cable.


You can set up "bill pay" or ONLINE payments, that get charged to a single credit card, and that way at the end of the month you only have ONE bill to pay. The credit card. 99% of the business out there today offer online bill pay. Some even take it directly out of your checking account, so you wont have to worry about that credit card payment either if you can arrange it. You may have to hire on a trustworthy teenager who knows how these things work, but it would all be done, and you wouldnt have to count on someone coming twice a month to help you. Maybe one of your kids can help you get it set up in the name of "teaching mom to be current with technology." and that way you dont have to admit to the cog fog. Just want help to be hip.

I am having one of those "get away from me" days. I am expecting the DS today, and possibly the DD, so I am gonna have to find a way to either get above this, or hide it. They worry so.