Can't set my 2 month date in Bill Reminder

Eagle
Eagle Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭
edited June 2022 in Paying Bills, Online Billers & Reminders (Windows)
Hello ...
Win10 Pro
Q.V.R4021 Build.27.1.40.21

I set up a bill reminder for every 2 months (the date will be the 5th of the odd months).
My first payment was to be 5/5/22, but I was a little late on it, so I submitted the transaction with today's date, 5/16/22. It gave me a check number and I think all is good.
Now, I go back to bill reminder to edit this instance and all future instances to set up the correct date for 7/5/22 for the next payment.
Q says that I cannot create a reminder for a date before your most recent payment. Please enter a later date.
OK, so I just made a payment on 5/16/22. I need the next payment to be 7/5/22, but it won't let me. I can change the date to 7/16/22, but that is not correct. Any thoughts on what to do? Ask me questions?
Thanks for checking in ...
Bob

Best Answer

  • Sherlock
    Sherlock Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
    Quicken intentionally changed the behavior of reminders about the same time they introduced Online Bills about two years ago.  It appears they are maintaining the current due date when a reminder's transaction is entered and silently no longer allow the reminder's due date to subsequently be set to the same or an earlier date.  The hidden date may manifest a variety of symptoms.  Most notably, reminders appear to skip months.  The generic work around is to delete the misbehaving reminder and create a new reminder. 

Answers

  • Sherlock
    Sherlock Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
    Quicken intentionally changed the behavior of reminders about the same time they introduced Online Bills about two years ago.  It appears they are maintaining the current due date when a reminder's transaction is entered and silently no longer allow the reminder's due date to subsequently be set to the same or an earlier date.  The hidden date may manifest a variety of symptoms.  Most notably, reminders appear to skip months.  The generic work around is to delete the misbehaving reminder and create a new reminder. 
  • Eagle
    Eagle Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭
    Thanks, Sherlock, for getting back with me. That was a solution I thought about trying and will do so now. Thanks again ...
  • Eagle
    Eagle Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭
    I deleted and re-added the bill reminder. All good now. Thanks
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