> I write checks for my rent. My apartment building has an online payment system but charges $4.95 for the "privilege" of paying electronically or $39.95 (holy

> I write checks for my rent. My apartment building has an online payment system but charges $4.95 for the "privilege" of paying electronically or $39.95 (holy cow) to pay by debit or credit card. Sadly, paying by sliding a check under the door of the management office is still free, so I do that. If your apartment rents for $X that's what they want, not ($X - credit card fee), which can add up. The last place I lived was as you described, except it was $45 by credit card. Where I live now, I'm not sure what the credit card fee is, but they finally dropped the fee to pay electronically from your checking account.