Reminders in register showing manual bills but not online bills

sstowe
sstowe Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
in Paying Bills, Online Billers & Reminders (Windows)
I am not seeing a preference for this or anything. How do I get my online bills to show as reminders in my register as the manual ones do, please? Thanks

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  • sstowe
    sstowe Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    Interestingly, they do not show up on Ctrl J (report?) from the bill page either. How are they useful?
  • sstowe
    sstowe Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    Ok, I think I may understand. These are all autopay bills. As such, there is not much need to remind. I can just put them in the register. They will show "below the line" (which is how I watch my bills) and I don't have to DO anything to get them paid. Anyone who wants to comment how I have the usage mucked up should feel free. :)
  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    If they are Autopay (direct debit by the biller from your checking account) and they are always the same amount, I'd say keep doing what you're doing.
    For Autopay of credit card accounts or bills with variable amounts every month, it might be best if you set up a manual reminder. Record it into your register with the adjusted amount and the proper due date. This way you'll see if you have enough balance in your checking account to cover the bill. When the transaction downloads Quicken will just match the downloaded  transaction with the already existing register transaction.
    Because I've set up my Quicken transactions and reminders many years ago, when the Internet hadn't been invented yet, most of my bills are Autopay, but I still have reminders for all of them ... belts and suspenders, you know. Haven't missed a payment or overdrawn my checking account ... yet ...

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