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Best of Automatic Finances: March 2010

We tend not to focus on ongoing themes or topics here at Automatic Finances, but if there’s one idea that tied together the month of March, it was fundamental personal finance advice. You may be used to hearing all of the basics: spend less than you make, prepare for emergencies, and save for the future. […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: February 2010

In the shortest month of the year, you had a lot to say about the stories posted here at Automatic Finances. While there were fewer posts than normal during February, you certainly chimed in with your opinions on topics from cutting the Federal deficit to having an emergency fund to paying for college.

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Best of Automatic Finances: January 2010

Talk about a great month for Automatic Finances! We kicked it into gear in January, posting our highest traffic ever, thanks to some great pickup by the most popular post on the site: Can Monkeys Pick Stocks Better than Experts? But the focus last month really was on smart financial decisions. And there’s an easy […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: December 2009

Now that 2010 is here, the partying is over. There’s no more putting off that diet until after New Year’s, or making excuses for why your money isn’t working for you. It’s time to get started.

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Best of Automatic Finances: October/November 2009

Let me start this post off with an apology. If you’ve been regularly visiting Automatic Finances, or subscribe via our RSS feed or Twitter, you’ve certainly noticed that the number of posts has slowed down. Significantly. Quite frankly, it’s my fault. I’ve been lax about updating the site throughout the past month, as a number […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: September 2009

As we turn into the fall season and the weather gets colder, now’s the time to be improving your financial situation, whether it’s getting out of debt, building up an emergency fund or diversifying your income streams. Quite honestly, the people who will come out of this economy with the most are the people who […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: August 2009

As the summer comes to an end, Automatic Finances will be going into the fall on a high note: visitors up 16% and pageviews up 40%. Considering that the site launched only 5 months ago, I’m thrilled with the amount of growth we’re seeing — and it’s all thanks to you. Without your support as […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: July 2009

The good news keeps on coming for Automatic Finances: traffic statistics increased in July, while we added an additional contributor to the site and delved deeper into investing than we’ve done before. We also added our first “in-depth” reporting piece on a relatively new player in the space, SmartyPig (“Inside SmartyPig: The Social Saving Platform“). […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: June 2009

Thanks to you all, we’re starting to get some great momentum and pickup here at Automatic Finances. June was a great month for the site, with traffic up significantly from May — more than a 355% increase in visits and unique visitors. Our first big pickup came via the Consumerist, which highlighted the number one […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: May 2009

I may be a couple of days late on this roundup, but you’ll have to forgive me: I’m dealing with my new responsibilities of homeownership. Not only are we going through the process of unpacking boxes and putting everything in its place, but we encountered the first unexpected expense of owning a home: repairs. The […]

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Best of Automatic Finances: April 2009

It’s been quite a month here at Automatic Finances! Technically, the site has been live for just about 6 weeks, with 38 posts already live. In this time, I’ve gone through a lot of the automated finances lifestyle: Tracking your spending Investing wisely Going paperless Saving automatically Paying your bills online So, if you’re new […]

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