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The 52-week Savings Challenge

  • March 13, 2025
  • Tagged as: automation, emergency fund, HYSA, Life Hacking, money challenges, sinking funds

The 52-week savings challenge helps you save $1,378 in one year, without really even noticing a difference in your spending habits!

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
  • Personal Finance

8 Ways To Automate Your Finances

  • June 14, 2024
  • Tagged as: automation, budget software, credit cards, investing, pay yourself first, personal finance, saving for retirement
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Automation means dropping those mundane financial tasks and putting your money flows on auto-pilot. It’s time to work smarter, not harder.

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
  • Investing

How to Build Wealth with a Small Income

  • June 12, 2024
  • Tagged as: automation, budgeting, emergency fund, mindful spending, rich vs. wealthy, side hustles, tax advantaged accounts

Most traditional financial advice caters to average or high earners, so here’s a post for those looking to build wealth with a small income!

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  • Budgeting

Mint Has Shut Down – Here are Some Alternatives to Try

  • June 3, 2024
  • Tagged as: automation, budget software, credit karma, credit score, debt management, how to make a budget, retirement investing, tracking expenses, ynab
mint alternatives

Intuit has announced the shut down of the popular Mint budgeting app. Here is a list of 5 mint alternatives to test out.

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  • Debt

How to Get Out of Debt

  • November 2, 2023
  • Tagged as: automation, budgeting, credit cards, credit score, debt avalanche, debt snowball, emergency fund, mindful spending, saving for retirement

The sooner you get out of debt, the sooner you can use compound interest to your advantage instead of against you. Here’s a step by step guide

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
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Digital Nomads, Financial Cruise Control And Gettin’ Lucky! (With Money 😉)

  • April 25, 2023
  • Tagged as: automation, betterment, career, Life Hacking, luck, money news, robo advisors, saving money, travel hacks

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Do you know the secret to being happy? —> Focus on what you love about your life. And the secret to being miserable? —> Focus on what you hate about your…

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  • Personal Finance

14 Ways To Simplify Your Finances

  • April 22, 2023
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There are so many benefits when you simplify your finances. Here are some tips and tricks to streamline your money game.

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  • Debt

Tips to Rebuild Your Credit Score

  • January 28, 2023
  • Tagged as: automation, credit score, debt snowball, saving money, secured credit card
Tips to boost your credit score

It takes time and patience to rebuild a bad credit score. But the earlier you start, the faster you can get back on good financial footing.

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
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