A short excerpt from a Ramit Sethi YouTube video advising viewers to use their checking account's free bill pay feature to automate payments that otherwise require writing and mailing checks. He uses the example of automating monthly rent by having the bank write and mail a check to the landlord, avoiding manual stamps and envelopes.
There's one thing a lot of people don't know. If you have payments that can't be automatically drawn from your checking account, you can still automate the payment using your checking account's bill pay feature, which is free with nearly every account. For example, let's say you pay rent by writing a check and sticking it in an envelope each month. No thank you. You think I want to be scrounging around my junk drawer looking for a stamp? No. Log into your checking account. Set up automatic bill pay for your rent. Your bank will then automatically write a check for you every month, and they will mail it to your landlord.
