First off, pay them. Its always a good idea to do this. It helps establish good credit characteristics which will help you in innumerable ways throughout your life. The biggest ways you can tell at this point would be things like the ability to get a loan or mortgage for a home, financing cars, applying for auto insurance even (in most states within the primary market). Now, the other thing is, if you happen to be a web-master, its good to pay your host because otherwise they take down your page. Sorry to anyone inconvenienced by the lack of an Ultinomicon this morning. We’re back. I don’t expect this to be a problem again for a few years.