How much time do you spend a month on your financial tasks (saving, paying bills etc.)?

Do you contribute in consistent intervals and amounts to your savings account(s)?

In the day and age of digital, why not combine automation and your financial tasks? 

Many of you already know that you can automate your savings (regular and retirement) AND bill payments, but are you DOING it?  If not it is time to start!  No matter what your reason is for still being UNAUTOMATED, know that you are missing out on saving — in more ways than one!  Here are just a few of the benefits of automating:

•  Increase your savings in consistent regular intervals
• Save time
• Eliminate late fees
• Reduce stress

Automating allows you to set it and forget it!  Well, not totally because you will want to check in periodically to make sure everything is going as intended.  I have been automated for quite some time now and LOVE IT!  My savings is growing AND I have my time and sanity back!

Since it is critical to PAY YOURSELF FIRST, here are a few quick tasks to get you started automating your savings.

• Determine the amount to save (small progress is better than no progress)
• Have it automatically directed to your savings account every month or pay period either:
  1. Directly from your check (recommended)
  2. From your direct deposit account (typically this is your checking account)
• Set up your retirement contribution amounts to automatically increase once a year (You won’t even miss it.)

Trust me when I say, in a few months you will be glad you set this up NOW.

Next month I will be hosting a FREE 5 day challenge for automating your bill payments.  This is such a time saver and significantly reduces the risk of late fees! This challenge will walk you through each step and push you to get it done NOW.  The goal of this challenge is to give you a jump start on your 2017 finances.  You can thank me later!  Click on the link below to sign up today.

5 Day Automate Your Bills Payment Challenge

In the comments below, let me know what has stopped you from automating your financial tasks.