This week’s guest on the Season Two finale of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Adam Baker, creator of the Man vs. Debt website and author of the e-book Unautomate Your Finances: A Simple, Passionate Approach to Money.
Baker talks to Tom Dziubek and Flexo about eliminating bad automation from your personal finance habits and clutter from your life.
Unautomate Your Finances, Adam Baker
Production/Segment: S02E26 / 70
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Table of contents
[00:00] Introduction from Flexo
[00:36] Interview with Adam Baker
– [00:59] Baker’s background
– [02:02] Removing bad automation from your life
– [05:42] Simplifying your financial life
– [09:24] Eliminating clutter
– [11:44] Actively tracking expenses
– [13:49] Unautomating bank accounts and credit cards
– [16:44] Downsizing your living situation
– [18:29] Publishing an e-book
– [21:44] Baker’s future projects
– [22:25] The fisherman’s parable
[26:06] End
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Published or updated April 18, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
