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The internet has been playing a vital role in almost everybody’s lives for the last couple of decades. Many people and businesses rely on the internet to go on their daily routine. No one can’t deny how the internet has made our lives easier. Video calls, chatting with friends, movie nights, online shopping; all are now easily accessible because of the internet.
Bills payment is just one of the million things that the internet has disrupted. Now, you can pay your credit card, electricity bill, or rent online using only a smartphone. How convenient is that?
But paying bills online offers you more than just convenience. We can go on all day naming every single one of them but in this blog, let us cover its 5 notable benefits.
No More Queues
This is perhaps the very reason why more and more people switch to online payments. Nobody likes to stand in long queues waiting for their turn to do an equally mundane task of paying. For people who are often busy, taking the time to fill out a payment form alone is already time-consuming, driving or commuting to a payment center makes the process even longer!
What would have been hours will just take a couple of minutes when you pay your bills online. As long as you have access to the internet (which most of you would have since you’re reading this), you can easily pay your bills with just a few taps on your phone screen.
Tip: If you have a bank account, check out their mobile app. Major banks have their own integrated system that allows you to pay for different billers such as your internet provider, cable service, and water utilities.
Avoid unnecessary contact
With the new normal, it is always safer to stay at home and be worry-free. Paying your bills in-store means exposing yourself to the crowd. If you wish to avoid this risk, then online payment should undoubtedly be your best option.
The same can be said if you would rather pay in front of your phone or laptop than to be in an awkward conversation with a cashier. No one can blame you if you would choose to settle your bills comfortably in your bed instead. Because I would too.
Tip: Even if you are paying online, you can still talk with an actual human to assist you, especially if it’s your first time. Try contacting your biller’s customer support whenever you need help.
Easy as ‘Add to Cart’
You most certainly have done online shopping before— at least once! If you have, then you can be either a COD (cash-on-delivery) person or the one who pays right away. Regardless, the process of paying your bills through an app is similar to buying stuff in your favorite online shop.
Just open your bill payment app, find your biller, and pay using your card, bank transfer, or mobile wallet. Sometimes, you can even pay over-the-counter from the nearest convenience store. It is intuitive to pay your bills online if you already shop online before. And even if you haven’t, it is still easy to learn as tutorials and guides can be found all around the internet.
Tip: New to online payment? Perhaps you can ask a friend or a family member to help you out. Younger people seem to know things as such better.
Access to Payment History
Do you still remember how much exactly did you pay for your last month’s electricity bill? If your memory is a bit jogged, then perhaps you can check the receipt. Oh, right you can’t! You already lost it.
Imagine if you can keep an entire lifetimes worth of bill statements in one app. You don’t wish about that every day but you will at one point. What could be an hour of searching around your house is just seconds of typing in the search bar if you just paid online.
Tip: Use your email to receive your statements and receipts so you can have all of them in one place once you need to find any.
Be Friends with Nature
Papers are made from trees. Trees are cut down to produce paper. Fewer trees, worse for our planet. While we don’t say that using paper is “evil”, we believe that the simple act of switching to online payments reduces the number of papers produced one way or another. If everybody does it, it will surely make a lot of difference!
Sure, we cannot completely stop the production of papers, maybe not in the next few decades. But we can reduce it to the extent that there will be fewer trees need to be cut down to make paper receipts that most will throw away immediately anyways.
Tip: Paying your bills or shopping online won’t only help you skip printed receipts but will also reduce your carbon footprint since you stayed at home.
Still not convinced? Maybe you can try out paying your real estate dues with Aqwire and see what I’m talking about. We make real estate payments easier, faster, and more convenient for every homeowner.
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