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    Automating recurring bills and subscriptions

    Orbit Money · 4 min read · Jul 2026

    Recurring bills and subscriptions are predictable, but that doesn't mean they're easy to track. Here's how Orbit keeps them visible before they hit your account, not after.

    The subscriptions you forget until they charge

    Rent, streaming subscriptions, gym memberships, loan payments. Most of a typical budget repeats every month with only small variations.

    Many people still discover a renewal by seeing a lower balance than expected, rather than by planning for it.

    How recurring transactions work in Orbit

    You set up a transaction to recur on a schedule you define: weekly, monthly, or a custom cadence.

    It shows up on your timeline ahead of time as a scheduled item, so you can see what is coming in the next 30 or 90 days without it inflating your current balance.

    Keeping it accurate

    When the real charge clears, you confirm it and it becomes a posted transaction with the real amount and date.

    If a subscription price changes, you update the recurring rule once instead of noticing the discrepancy every month.

    Takeaway: The result is a clearer gap between what you have right now and what is already committed, so surprises become rare instead of routine.