Financial Fitness - Automating part 1

31 Jan 2011 · 2 min

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In this short Wake Up Today segment, hosts introduce money expert Alan Akina, who delivers a practical financial‑fitness tip on automating personal finances. Akina explains that managing day‑to‑day expenses—bills, groceries, gas, mortgage, and deposits—requires proactive scheduling because no one else will do it for you. He directs viewers to download a free worksheet called “Your Financial Starting Line” from the KHON2.com Wake Up Today webpage, and to use a blank calendar (also available on the site) to record all bill due dates, expense deadlines, debt payments, and paydays. This process, which he calls “schedule it,” creates a visual timeline of cash outflows and inflows, laying the groundwork for the next episode where he will demonstrate how to “set” the schedule and fully automate the financial life. The segment ends with a reminder that all tips are available on the KHON2.com site.

Bills never seem to take holiday. They always seem to arrive on time.
On today's Financial Fitness Tip of the Week, money expert Alan Akina gives us a really useful tip so it all becomes automatic.
Good morning. One of the most demanding things that we have to deal with is our day-to-day finances. We have the bills to pay, groceries to buy, gas for the cars, checks to deposit, And the mortgage payment. And I know they all don't come at once. It's a huge task and no one will do it for us, so we have to take charge, folks. So today's tip called Automating Your Financial Life Part 1, we're gonna show you how to schedule it. Next time in Part 2, I'm gonna show you how to set it. So to schedule it, go and get your, your own worksheet called Your Financial Starting Line that we began with. If you didn't get one, go to the Wake Up Today webpage at khon2.com. And and download one for free, our favorite 4-letter word. Next, get a blank calendar and start filling in all the due dates of your bills, your expenses, and your debt payments. On that same calendar, enter all of your paydays. This is what we call schedule it. Now, there's some blank calendars available for you at the same place on KHON2.com. Next time, I'm gonna help you to set it and put your entire financial life on All of our tips are available for you at Wake Up Today's webpage, khon2.com. For Wake Up Today, I'm Alan Akina. See you next time.