Daily Detox: Cut stamps and CO2

I started paying bills online about two years ago and while I’ll admit I did it for convenience, the practice has some very green benefits.

The less paper the better and in today’s virtual world paperless is possible. Sending bills out online cuts back on envelopes, checks and stamps. Sure it’s fun to stand in line for hours at the post office to pick out the prettiest stamp design but you’ll probably get over the missed excitement.

Not only can you send your bill payments online, most companies offer online billing so the paper trail gets even shorter and the trees can just get taller. Another big benefit to online bill pay? Reduced CO2 emissions. Just think how much energy it takes for your “you owe us” company to send out that little windowed envelope from some obscure P.O. Box in a town nobody’s ever heard just to remind you to do the same thing back with payment. With online bill pay there’s no car, truck or plane involved. It’s a virtually perfect exchange.

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