J.R. Whelan

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Whalen for The Wall Street Journal. matched

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How Autopay Can Cost You Money · 9 Oct 2023 podcast

Here's your money briefing for Monday, October 9th. matched

I'm J.R. matched

Whalen for The Wall Street Journal. matched

Automatic payments are a quick way to make sure your bills get paid. matched

Just enter the numbers and forget about it. matched

Easy, right? matched

Problem is, people often overlook the risks. matched

We'll talk with our personal finance reporter, Amani Moiz, about how to make AutoPay work for you after the break. matched

AutoPay is a convenient way to pay bills, but for many consumers, it winds up costing them money. matched

Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Amani Moise joins me to discuss. matched

So Amani, I've got a lot of my bills set up for AutoPay. matched

Is that pretty typical? matched

Why has auto pay become so popular? matched

You mentioned people use it for cable bills and maybe sometimes credit card bills. matched

What other types of bills do people typically use automatic payment programs for? matched

Now, setting up automatic payments in advance seems like a good way to avoid missed or late payments. matched

And yet in your reporting, you found that total fees and interest paid by credit card holders rose 19 percent from 2015 to 2020. matched

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