Easy ways to save on postage

Here are a few quick and simple ways to save on postage:

• Buy Forever Stamps - These stamps carry the promise of always being valid for mailing up to 1 ounce of mail at the current first class rate.  These stamps have been available for a few years now.Today, you can buy these stamps for 44 cents each.  Even if postal rates go up (and the post office has given every indication that rate increases will continue for the next few years), you can use your Forever Stamps to mail a letter without adding postage.  As an added benefit, you can avoid some trips to the post office to pick up those 1 or 2 cent stamps.
• Buy stamps at a discount - Some locations, including Costco, have postage stamps available at a small discount.  If they have Forever Stamps, go ahead and stock up.  You’ll lock in the current postage rate for a long time, and you’ll even save a little money buying the stamps in the first place.
• Use Tech CU’s Bill Pay service - No, I’m not a Tech CU employee, but I really like their Bill Pay service!  And it is free.  You can pay just about any bill within the US, whether you receive the bill electronically or receive a paper bill.  If possible, Technology Credit Union will send the funds to the payer you specify electronically.  However, if an electronic payment is not possible, Technology Credit Union will print a check and mail it for you, with our credit union even picking up the postage costs.  Besides postage, you will save on how often you have to print checks and buy envelopes.  And as an added bonus, you can pre-schedule these payments so you never miss a due date (and avoid late fees).  Now that is quite a deal!

So save a few cents here and there on postage, and before long you will have some extra dollars to deposit into your Grow Your Green Savings Account.