I have paid every bill possible online for many years and love the convenience. Only a few are automatic payments, and for the rest, when the bill arrives I go to the computer and set up the payment for the date I want and write on the bill when it's to be paid, how much and the confirmation number. It's ready to file immediately. Some arrive by email, and are handled similarly. I feel, if anything, more in control than I did when I was relying on mail service, and it saves gas, stamps and trees, not to mention my most precious commodity: time. I have managed our family finances since I got married 40 years ago, and would say that the Internet makes it ever so much easier than it used to be. I love being able to verify balances and payments whenever I feel like it.