This is part one of our five-part series as part of America Saves Week (April 7-11, 2025). For more information on this topic, as well as others, please visit AmericaSavesWeek.org.
It doesn’t have to always be the most difficult process to achieve the (financial) results you’re looking for. Seems too good to be true, right? We understand the skepticism, but when it comes to saving money – no matter the reason – setting up an automatic savings method can help you build the financial foundation you’re looking for to reach your goals.
Simply put: when you’re not seeing the money and having to put it into savings yourself, it’s an easier process. If you, yourself, have to take money out of your checking account and move it into your savings account, you’re more likely to miss a week. Or two. All of a sudden that financial habit you’ve been working on has been broken.
Instead, set up an auto-transfer for whatever amount makes the most sense to you and your savings goals (from the dashboard in the WPB Go app, select Transfer. This will take you to the Transfer menu).* That transferred money from your direct deposit that’s going toward savings will soon become a distant memory. Over time, you may even assess whether you can or should add more. Eventually, when you look at your savings down the road, you’ll be closer to reaching that milestone you were working toward – if you’re not already there.
See, that wasn’t too hard, was it?
*Transaction and/or balance limitations may apply
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