How do OTR drivers pay their monthly bills?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by olddogdon, May 19, 2016.

  1. majorbanjo

    majorbanjo Bobtail Member

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    I have been in the Army for the last 25 years; I have been deployed many times for 6 months, many times for 1 year...a few times for 15 months.......and twice for two years.......you get your recurring bills set up on auto payment from your bank account......a few weeks to a month or two from a truck would be very easy for me......being out for a few months would be a LOT easier than my experience in the Army while the war was going strong in Iraq and Afghanistan........that's why I'm pursuing a trucking job now that I'm retired....
     
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  3. Thermos Bottle

    Thermos Bottle Light Load Member

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    I pay all my bills at once online. Doesn't even take 10 minutes. You can also set up auto pay. Paying your bills online means you won't get any in the mail. I just get junk mail. Get a P.O. box if you don't have a residence. If I order stuff online, I can send them to a nearby friend or relative.
     
  4. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Every billing entity is begging for accounts to go "paperless" for ecological reasons, and it saves them money. So if all your bills are delivered online, then pay them online.

    I am local and home every night but I still have my bills set to auto-pay. Credit accounts are set to pay the minimum and I go online and bump in a little extra to pay them off earlier.

    Mikeeee
     
  5. Riffman

    Riffman Light Load Member

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    Friend or family member get mail, bills are either auto deducted or pod from the smartphone. In the rare event I need to write a check, I leave a couple with someone I trust. But that's rare.
     
  6. Winnyf1

    Winnyf1 Road Train Member

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    Online through our bank and I'm married so the wife gets the mail, many of our single drivers have their mail sent to a friend or relative. Remember to get your per deim you need a physical address...
     
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  7. Giuseppe Ventolucci

    Giuseppe Ventolucci Medium Load Member

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    This thread is deceiving... I thought it would contain a different topic!
     
  8. CaptainDaveG

    CaptainDaveG Road Train Member

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    I put a mail box on the hood of my truck...havent gotten a bill yet...

    Be Safe Out There

    Captain Dave
     
  9. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    You carry a bedroom with you. I thought it was self explanatory.
     
  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    One time looking through an old desk, found a rubber stamp that had "DECEASED" and put it on some mail. The post office threw a fit and chewed me out. Said they're the only ones authorized to do that and only after verification. I should have just stamped it then put that envelop into another envelop and mailed it.
     
  11. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    This is my refuge from the outside world
     
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