If not provided by your company, basic bills are: water, electric, cellular, internet, propane for cooking, tv, and vehicle fuel. Water is post paid and everything else is generally prrepaid. You pay for electric in advance at almost any major shipping area or grocery store, or now you can buy phone credit and pay via cellular. Personal cellular is prepaid. Cellular Internet is prepaid. Tv is prepaid. Checks are nearly worthless here as they rewrite then to be processed through your bank before they would read your purchased Good's.  Plan on waiting 7-10 days (if someone remembers to call the bank to see if it clears).