NW-Bound
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Gym day, minor grocery run on the way home, read/write stuff here, renew the license registration for the pickup truck online.
For whatever reason they charge an extra dollar for online renewal, even though they don't have to pay for someone to open the envelope I would otherwise send, read all the documentation, handle the check for deposit, deal with the aftermath if the check were to bounce, and then finally put the new registration certificate in the mail and mail it to me. Well, they still have to do that last part anyway, but still it strikes me as silly.
Still, it's worth a buck to me to not have to gather all the paperwork, make a copy of the personal property tax receipt, bundle it all up and mail it with a check. Or worse, have to go to DMV in person.
I wonder if that $1 goes to the contractor who sets up the Web site for the DMV, and handles the money transfer with your bank.
When I use the Web to reserve a spot in a Federal or State campground, there's also a fee, and I think it goes to the guy who operates the Web site for them.