The one thing we do regarding putting things on autopilot is having as many bills as possible charged automatically to our rewards credit card rather than deducted from our checking account. That accomplishes two things. It gets us reward points for bills we'd be paying anyway - home phone, cell phone, alarm monitoring, auto insurance, etc. And it eliminates the need to constantly monitor the checking account balance to be sure there is enough in there to pay the bills. This way, when the credit card bill comes, I can pay it right away or, if needed, can wait until I shift money around into the checking account and then pay the bill.
Of course, this method is only for folks who have a good handle on their spending and will pay the CC bill in full each month.
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Steve
* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
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