Postal Increase

Another penny per stamp beginning today. What was $.41 is not $.42. Big deal. One more cent.

Last May we had a 2 cent increase. The year before that (January 2006) it was also a 2 cent increase.

In the last ten years, a postage stamp has increased over 30%!

If the trend continues, a stamp will cost you $.55 by 2018. I would venture it will be more than that with gas prices so high. In fact, the next stamp increase may happen before another year has passed.

We pay some bills on line. We pay our credit card and our municipal utilities. I wish more companies would allow directed electronic payments. I am not yet convinced to allow automatic withdrawals and I do not want to pay for bill paying services.

I know gas prices are affecting personal usage. Maybe postal increases will affect my bill paying alternatives.

'til later