[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT paying bills

[David Andrews]

I use a human reader, to go through mail, then pay bills via my banks 
bill pay service.  With reader all I have to write down is name of 
payee, amount, and due date, so it doesn't take long.  And ... some 
of them will send e-bills, so don't even need reader.

I wouldn't trust a scanner and ocr program with bills, a small error 
could have disasterous results.

Dave

At 06:52 PM 6/8/2014, you wrote:
>I am looking to learn how to keep track and pay my bills.  I know they  are
>doing paperless bills and have contacted my utilities.  I use JAWS and
>using the newest version of it.  I got the updated version of Open 
>Book and  I
>got a new printer with scanner and need to get those things hooked up and
>installed.  Is there any programs or ways that you can suggest and do you
>know if and where you might be able to get some training to do these  thinghs.
>
>I took care of all our bills the first 25 years of our married lives and
>then went blind.  I told John he gets the next 25 years of handling the
>money.  Well I will be getting a lot less, but need to figure out 
>how to  hang
>on to the house.  In 4 years it will be paid for and then the mortgage  will
>be cut in half then what it is now as I will have the taxes to pay.
>
>Any suggestions regarding how you keep track and pay your bills would very
>much be appreciated.
>
>Joyce

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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