Money Angles: Amount Due? Zero, Thanks!

Amount Due? Zero, Thanks!

Here's a way to earn 10% or 20% on tiny sums: pay small monthly bills two or three at a time. This wouldn't be worth discussing -- I can tell by the dignified way you carry yourself that tiny sums mean nothing to you -- except that it will save you time as well. That's the real point here. Still, it's nice to know the numbers work too.

Take your $20 gas bill. Paying two months at once, $40 instead of $20, ties . up an extra $20 but saves a stamp -- 29 cents -- and the trouble of having...

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