Paying bills is not one of my favorite tasks, and while I have all of our accounts setup for online payments to cut clutter and streamline the payment process, I don’t have a good system for keeping track of when the payments are due.

I’ve often thought how nice it would be to have a way to keep track of all of our household accounts and get reminders when bills need to be paid. And wouldn’t it be nice if I could track my loyalty programs as well?

Introducing Manilla.com, a free online service that automatically retrieves, organizes, and stores your statements, balances, and rewards! It almost sounds too good to be true — but it’s real. With just one password, you can login to see all of your household accounts, make payments, and (this is my favorite part!) setup custom email or text alerts to notify your when a payment is due.

You might be wondering how Manilla can offer this service for free — I know I was. It turns out that service providers pay a small fee for customers to access their accounts via Manilla. You see, Manilla actually saves them money too! Mailing out paper statements is expensive and wasteful.

You might also be wondering just how secure your accounts are when you access them with Manilla. I was happy to learn that Manilla offers bank-level security and that their practices are monitored and verified by prominent security agencies. You can read all about the steps they’ve taken to ensure your data is secure on the Manilla website.

So what are you waiting for? Setup a free Manilla account today and give it a try!

What tips can you share from your own financial successes and failures? Manilla wants to know and is giving away a Spa Day worth $500 to one lucky person that tries their household account management site this month!  Get control of your finances and relax knowing all your bills and statements are organized in one secure online place!  It’s simpler and free!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Manilla. The opinions and text are all mine.  Contest runs July 14-31, 2011.  Winner must be signed up with Manilla to win. A random winner will be selected by August 5, 2011.  Official Contest Rules

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