http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-i-use-mintcom-to-benefit-my-personal-finances/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-i-use-mintcom-to-benefit-my-personal-finances/#comment-11718 Mixolydian Tue, 11 May 2010 03:53:31 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=877#comment-11718 The process of getting started with mint.com was like holding up a mirror to my personal spending. It showed me where I was wasting money and inspired me to get spending in check. However, it was always running behind my checking account, and within a week my accounts stopped updating. Unable to solve this problem, and concerned about my passwords being "out there," I finally chose to go with my bank's portfolio and budget tool instead. The process of getting started with mint.com was like holding up a mirror to my personal spending. It showed me where I was wasting money and inspired me to get spending in check. However, it was always running behind my checking account, and within a week my accounts stopped updating. Unable to solve this problem, and concerned about my passwords being “out there,” I finally chose to go with my bank’s portfolio and budget tool instead.

]]> http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-i-use-mintcom-to-benefit-my-personal-finances/#comment-10165 Mac Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:03:16 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=877#comment-10165 I find myself going back to Mint for very short spans, and only when they announce new features. I have always used MS Money and am used to manually entering a lot of data & enjoy (probably the wrong word) balancing my accounts with each statement. Haven't found an effective way to balance any acct w/ Mint yet. Their iPhone app is helpful to see my finances at a quick glance though. I find myself going back to Mint for very short spans, and only when they announce new features. I have always used MS Money and am used to manually entering a lot of data & enjoy (probably the wrong word) balancing my accounts with each statement. Haven’t found an effective way to balance any acct w/ Mint yet. Their iPhone app is helpful to see my finances at a quick glance though.

]]> http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-i-use-mintcom-to-benefit-my-personal-finances/#comment-6603 author Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:23:36 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=877#comment-6603 Yeah, that is my favorite part as well. It gives you a great snapshot of your net worth in real time. Yeah, that is my favorite part as well. It gives you a great snapshot of your net worth in real time.

]]> http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-i-use-mintcom-to-benefit-my-personal-finances/#comment-6602 AJ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=877#comment-6602 Personally, I love the networth updates on Mint.com. I just went mine went up faster! Personally, I love the networth updates on Mint.com. I just went mine went up faster!

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