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# What are recurring bills? When should I create one?

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You can use Recurring Bills to manage and pay regular expenses at fixed intervals, ensuring timely payments and accurate financial records.

**Scenario:** John buys wood for his furniture shop on a monthly basis. He can configure recurring bills in Zoho Books to ensure that the invoices received for the raw materials are created as bills every month.

To access recurring bills in Zoho Books, you must first enable it.

Here’s how:

*   Go to _Settings_ and navigate to **General** under _Preferences_.
*   Enable **Recurring Bills** and click **Save** to proceed.

Now you’ll be able to access _Recurring Bills_ in the _Purchases_ module. [Learn more about recurring bills.](https://www.zoho.com/in/books/help/bills/#recurring-bill)