{"id":154,"date":"2009-06-03T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noyeshallallen.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/03\/easy-money\/"},"modified":"2017-11-09T08:53:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:53:16","slug":"easy-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/easy-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone&#8217;s looking to tighten up their budget these days. Many\u00a0people prefer to\u00a0 spread the cost of their insurance throughout the year by paying in monthly installments. But insurance companies charge an &#8220;installment charge&#8221; to cover the expense of sending those monthly bills, and to replace investment income they forgo by not collecting your premium up-front. The average &#8220;installment charge&#8221; is $5.00 per bill. That means if you pay your <a title=\"Maine Car Insurance and Online Auto Insurance Quotes from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/personal-insurance-landing\/car-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maine auto insurance<\/a> in monthly installments, you&#8217;re paying $50.00 or $60.00 extra a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick and Painless Savings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of having the insurance company send you a bill, sign up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) &#8211; automatic monthly withdrawal of your premium payments from your checking account. Most companies waive the installment charges completely for EFT customers. That saves you an extra $60.00, plus the cost of stamps, checks, and the time it takes to pay the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Clients of our\u00a0<a title=\"Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance South Portland Maine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\" target=\"_blank\">Maine insurance agency<\/a>\u00a0who are snowbirds or travel frequently love EFT. They don&#8217;t have to worry about bills being forwarded, or accumulating unpaid while they&#8217;re away.<\/p>\n<p>One added benefit of EFT: no more risking cancellation notices by forgetting to pay your bill. Because your payments are automatically withdrawn, they arrive on time every month, without any action on your part.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about <a title=\"Insurance discounts from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen - South Portland Maine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/personal-insurance-landing\/insurance-discount\/\" target=\"_blank\">insurance discounts<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance Agency South Portland Maine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">contact Noyes Hall &amp; Allen\u00a0Insurance<\/a> at 207-799-5541.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone&#8217;s looking to tighten up their budget these days. Many\u00a0people prefer to\u00a0 spread the cost of their insurance throughout the year by paying in monthly installments. But insurance companies charge an &#8220;installment charge&#8221; to cover the expense of sending those monthly bills, and to replace investment income they forgo by not collecting your premium up-front. 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