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Wipe Away Winter Blues! Sign Up for eBills for a Chance to Win!

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Friends, it’s 2016… and we are living in an (almost) paperless world.

Don’t fight it.

For my readers in Toronto, it’s time to switch to Toronto Hydro eBills. Trust me! You want to do this. With eBills, you have 24/7 access to your account from anywhere that you access the Internet. Plus, you can view all your bills for the past two years (great if you own a small business and use your home as a tax write-off). And because it’s paperless, it’s obviously better for the environment.
01-header-graphic-AspenClean-prizingNeed further motivation to sign up? All those who sign up will receive a FREE AspenClean all-natural cleaning product, every new subscriber is entered in a draw to win a GRAND PRIZE: One year (72 person-hours) of natural home cleaning services with AspenClean, valued at approximately $3,000.00 (CAD)!

And if you’re *still* not convinced (work with me, friends), consider this:

1)  According to Pay It Green, a coalition of businesses and financial institutions promoting paperless billing, if you’ve already made the switch to paperless billing, you’re saving 171 pounds of greenhouse gases, 63 gallons of water and 4.5 gallons of gasoline annually. Your household is also reducing paper usage and conserving our nations’ forests by saving nearly a tenth of a tree each year. …

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Life in a Paperless World? One Step Closer with eBills

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Disclosure: I love my mail carrier; I really do. She brings me countless goodies and always remembers to knock twice. And, she’s pretty fearless during inclement weather, plowing through my un-shoveled driveway, toy-strewn lawn or fallen leaf wonderland to deposit the latest review product or late-night shopping spree on my doorstep. So I really hate to complain… especially since I’m not entirely certain it’s her fault…

It’s just that, time after time, my electricity and water bills go to the wrong house. And, I tend to receive mail from another house about 4 streets over. I’m not exactly sure where the confusion begins – at the sorting facility or as the carrier sorts the mail on her route – but the end result is that I regularly receive an electricity bill about 3 weeks late, and I often NEVER see my water bills.

It’s kind of lame.

Hence, when I heard about TorontoHydro’s eBills, I rolled my eyes. At myself. Because surely I should have known about this sooner, yes? Talk about a game changer.
eBillHere’s the deal. With eBills, you have 24/7 access to your account from anywhere you access the Internet. You can view all your bills for the past two years (great if you own a small business), and because it’s paperless, it’s better for the environment. And if you need further incentive to sign up for eBill, all those who sign up will receive a free bottle of Fleecy Fast Dry concentrated fabric softener, and one lucky winner will win the GRAND PRIZE: a Samsung high-efficiency washer and dryer (Samsung WF5600 front-load steam washer and DV5600 front-load dryer).

I love the idea of accessing all my electricity bills in one location – especially since I’m more likely to pay them on time if the notification is dropped right into my inbox. Then, I simply pay the bill online at my financial institution’s website. Easy-peasy!

I’m looking forward to continuing to test the service and see just how much easier it makes my life. At the very least, the statements will end up in my inbox, and not on a neighbour’s doorstep!

Have you signed up for eBills? Are you a paperless enthusiast, or do you prefer to receive traditional statements in the mail?