Monthly Bills Checklist

A month's bills in order, from building the master list to confirming each payment landed.

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  • Monthly Bills Checklist
  • Open a fresh monthly sheet
  • Review several months of activity
  • Check the past 12 months
  • Search email for bill notices
  • List rent, mortgage and loans
  • List utilities, phone and internet
  • Add insurance and childcare
  • Add subscriptions
  • Add annual and semiannual bills
  • Record each amount
  • Record each due date
  • Note the payment source
  • Confirm next payday
  • Pick a weekly review day
  • Pay or schedule each bill
  • Watch autopay bills
  • Confirm each payment posted
  • Save confirmation numbers
  • Mark paid when confirmed
  • Review the month
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List each bill with its amount and due date, and keep its status current. Frugenza's worksheet marks a bill paid only once payment is confirmed, while other sources say to check a bill off as you pay it. A scheduled payment still needs confirming. An annual renewal belongs on your master list even in months it isn't due. Print or open a fresh sheet at the start of each month. This list covers a standard household set of bills. It leaves out budgeting, debt strategy and tax records, and it keeps account numbers and passwords off the sheet.

Why these items are on the list

  1. Open a fresh monthly sheet. Day Designer's approach is to print a new bill calendar at the start of each month.
  2. Review several months of activity. Check bank and card activity to catch bills you'd otherwise forget.
  3. Check the past 12 months. Frugenza advises checking the previous 12 months of bank and card activity for annual renewals.
  4. Search email for bill notices. Try "statement", "invoice", "renewal" and "payment due".
  5. List rent, mortgage and loans. Fixed bills usually stay similar each cycle; include loan minimum payments.
  6. List utilities, phone and internet. Electricity, water and heating vary; enter an estimate and replace it when the statement arrives.
  7. Add insurance and childcare. Include whichever apply to your household, along with debt payments.
  8. Add subscriptions. Streaming, cloud storage and gym memberships count as recurring bills.
  9. Add annual and semiannual bills. Insurance premiums, vehicle registration and renewals belong on the master list even when not due.
  10. Record each amount. Label estimates as estimates for variable bills.
  11. Record each due date. Add an action date too, so you pay before it's due.
  12. Note the payment source. Record which account pays each bill and by what method.
  13. Confirm next payday. Frugenza's worksheet has a field for the next payday or confirmed income date; fill it in.
  14. Pick a weekly review day. Frugenza's worksheet includes a weekly bill-review day field; choose one day each week.
  15. Pay or schedule each bill. Set status to scheduled, then posted, awaiting biller confirmation, once the payment goes through.
  16. Watch autopay bills. Autopay still needs monitoring, so mark which bills use it.
  17. Confirm each payment posted. A scheduled payment still needs confirmation that it finished processing.
  18. Save confirmation numbers. Keep them as proof you paid, just in case.
  19. Mark paid when confirmed. Per Frugenza, mark paid only once the biller confirms the payment is complete.
  20. Review the month. Total actual amounts and list variable bills still waiting for statements.

Frugenza's worksheet uses scheduled, posted and paid-confirmed statuses, so tick each bill through those same stages here. Share the list with a partner so both of you see what's paid.

When to use it

Use it at the start of each month, before the first due date arrives.

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