The USPS is looking to save money, and one of the ways they are looking at saving money is by changing delivery times across the US. Many people won't notice a change, especially if they live in larger urban areas or close to them, but for rural Americans the proposed changes would mean longer delivery times. Here's what we know so far about the proposed changes to the Postal Service.

If you are like me, we use the mail a lot for bills, you'll want to know what changes could be coming to mail delivery.

The United States Postal Service is looking to save some money, and recently proposed new delivery times, to trim 3 billion dollars from its budget. However, the new delivery times could mean an extra 12 to 24 hours being added to your mail or package delivery if you live in rural areas.

Here's what the USPS says is behind the changes, besides the savings of about $3 billion.

"The proposed changes will maintain the existing 1-5 day service standards for First-Class Mail and are designed to enable the Postal Service to make optimal use of its updated and developing ground network. The streamlined processes for the integration of both mail and packages will ensure efficiency and timeliness by enabling an integrated delivery network that avoids duplication and complexity...Depending on location, time, and distance, the expected time to deliver will increase for some ZIP code pairs."

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The Postal Service also indicated that if approved, these changes wouldn't happen until at least 2025, as the USPS understands the importance of the holidays and package delivery.

So what's next for the USPS?

According to the press release outlining these proposed changes:

The Postal Service will consider the comments received during the virtual conference and will thereafter file its formal request asking for an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).  After receiving an advisory opinion from the PRC, the Postal Service will consider the Commission’s opinion and finalize its decision.

While the extra day on most mail won't make much difference, it will affect some of us, as it seems we don't get our bills in the mail until 3-4 days from the due date.

You can learn more about the changes, by heading here.