The Stacking Benjamins Show
How To Use Our #1 Key To Money Management Success (SB1641)
Is automating your finances the key to effortless money management, or a one-way ticket to financial autopilot disaster? Paula Pant, Jesse Cramer, and Doc G join us to navigate the fine line between automation genius and accidental money mayhem.
Done right, automation saves you time and stress. Done wrong? You might be funding a forgotten gym membership for the next five years. đŹ
Whatâs Inside This Episode?
đ° The Power of Automation â How strategic automation can make your financial life simpler, more efficient, and stress-free.
đ¤ What to Automate & What to Keep Manual â Should you set bills to auto-pay, or will that lead to mysterious charges on your credit card?
đ High-Tech Money Tools: Are They Worth It? â Todoist, Notion, and other techy automation tricksâare they game-changers or just digital clutter?
đĄ Personal Automation Hacks â How the panel automates their finances like pros (without losing control of their money).
đ The Dark Side of Automation â Horror stories of overdraft surprises, vanishing paychecks, and auto-pay regret.
đ˘ Stacker Debate: Should You Automate Everything? â The great automation showdownâwhen automation helps and when it hurts.
⨠Special Bonus: The Worst Things to Automate â Some things should NEVER be on autopilot. Find out what financial automation fails made our list.
Takeaways for Smart Stackers:
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Automation = Freedom (When Used Wisely). The right balance saves you time while keeping you in control.
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Auto-pay is greatâuntil it isnât. Track subscriptions and bills so you donât end up paying for things you donât use.
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Manual check-ins keep you financially sharp. Even with automation, you need to review your money regularly.
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Tech tools can helpâbut theyâre not magic. The best system is the one you actually use.
đ§ Hit play now and rethink your approach to automation before it outsmarts you!
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