Manage Bills Like A Pro: Make Auto Payment Your Friend

It’s time to get organised. Make a list of all your bills and their due dates.

Your list can include loan repayments, credit card debts, rental or management fee, internet and streaming access, insurance premium, phone service and utility fees.  

Once you’ve sorted everything into a monthly checklist, you’ll be less likely to forget about your payments or miss due dates. 

Make it even easier to remember your bill payments with a good finance tracker (or a payment reminder) app.

There’s plenty of free apps available for download so give them a try! Even better if they have a feature that will prompt you in advance. That way, you’ll be ahead of your payment deadlines and avoid costly late penalty fees.

With automation, bill payments are easy and effortless. Setting up automatic payments means that the biller or bank will deduct the amount owed from your designated bank account at scheduled times.

You can set up a recurring payment with CIMB Clicks or directly with the biller.

Not a fan of auto payment? Then save your billers in your “favourite” account list for easier payments in the future. Here’s how to use CIMB Clicks quick payment: 

Hey, we get it. Some of us prefer a good D-I-Y project over an app. So why not create a bill payment calendar so you can see upcoming payments and due dates at a glance? A printable bill payment calendar also serves as a visual reminder to be mindful of your spending.

Notifications and reminders go a long way towards managing your bills every month. Most importantly, your account balance should be sufficient when the scheduled payments are deducted.

For every automated withdrawal, you can set reminder texts or emails before the scheduled date. This way, you can transfer funds to your bank account to cover the payments. As an extra layer of protection, always be sure to set text alerts to notify you whenever a payment has been charged to your account or credit card.

Now that you’ve paid your bills, you can focus on paying towards your future self, in other words, your savings. A simple way would be to set up automatic transfers, where a sum from your monthly income is directed into your savings account.

Besides, automation can help make your money work for you too. Put your investments on autopilot with a recurring monthly deposit to your investment accounts or retirement funds. Alternatively, you can also opt for automatic renewals for your fixed deposits, which reinvest your principal amount and the interest earned.