Mint: Free Money Management Software
September 27, 2007
A couple months ago, I blogged about the Cleaker’s money woes. Well, I’m happy to write again, two months later, letting you know that we have figured out all of our issues!
Well, not really. But I have been playing with a really hot web application for money management: Mint. I just logged in, and I can see our joint checking and savings accounts, my Cleave Design checking and savings accounts and our Discover and Alaska Airlines credit cards all in one place. If we had other accounts to add in, we could still add them as well. From there I can get an Overview of my funds (or lack thereof), track my spending habits and investigate different ways to save money. I’m kind of a sucker for smooth interfaces, and has a beautiful one.
Mint is great because it offers:
- A little financial organization.
- Insight into where your money goes, across all accounts.
- Email & SMS bill reminders and alerts.
- Personalized savings suggestions averaging over $1,000 during our beta.
- Since Mint is free, and only takes a few minutes to setup, why not pass along a good financial tip?
I’ve enjoyed it and found it to be helpful - and perhaps you will too!
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Tags: Bills, Budgeting, Budgets, Finances, Money, Money-Management, Money-Software
Posted in General, Technology
Adam Walker Cleaveland: I am a 28 yr old 
September 27th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Thanks for the tip, Adam. I’ve poked around on their site, and I feel comfortable with their security features, but I can’t figure out how they provide this for service for free. Is their advertising associated with it? Do they offer other, additional services that you can pay for?
This almost seems like a “Too Good to Be True” situation, and I hope it’s not…
September 28th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Di I know the “Cleakers”?
September 29th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
i like mint so far. there could be some added features: i.e. other accounts beyond checking and credit cards — student loans, auto pmts., and needs some work clarifying expenses categories.
September 29th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Looks interesting, but does it have opportunities to set budget categories, or does it simply track your spending and balances? It looks like the latter from the introductory page, but I wasn’t sure.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:38 pm
So, a month later, are you still happy wtih it, out of curiosity? My money is finally venturing outside of a single bank finally, so I am looking for an effective (and secure, of course) means of tracking it. Any further thoughts?
November 1st, 2007 at 3:58 pm
@Linoge: Honestly…? I’ve only logged in once in the last month….
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:45 am
Oh. Well. That is not very helpful ;). Thanks, though.