One common question I get is about Mutual Funds, should you really own them? Should you invest only in stocks and not pay the mutual fun fees? Maybe you should just keep your money in a savings account? My fiancee before we met would just as soon park her money in a savings account and [...]

My fiancee and I are saving for our wedding so we have been looking for ways to still have fun and save money at the same time. This past weekend we went to Herriman State Park, here some information taken directly from the parks website. “Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is [...]

Since food prices have been going through the roof lately we have decided to plant a larger backyard garden this year. Last year we planted sweet peppers, hot peppers and tomatoes. This year we are planting lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, oregano, basil and broccoli. In previous years we only planting seedlings, this year everything other than [...]

Welcome to the first installment of “Stocks I Like” Segment that will be a regular topic on AutomaticPersonalFinance.com. **Disclaimer** – The information here is for informational purposes only, please do not invest your hard earned money into a stock I highlight here without doing your own research and consult a professional financial consultant or broker. [...]

Ok lets say you are determined to start saving for your financial future, paying down debt, reducing expenses and trying to increase your income any way possible. The first thing your should do after cutting back your expenses is to build up a small emergency fund. Initially I opened up an Ing Direct account and [...]