More of What You Want From Mint

August 28, 2009 by Erik Folgate  
Filed under Budgeting

More of What You Want From Mint

That’s a link from the Mint Blog highlighting some of their new features. Now, Mint is more cash-flow budgeting friendly, and they have a better filtering system. Check it out! Mint is definitely the best personal finance application on the web, and if you like handling your money online, you need to check them out!

A Review Of the Mint.com iPhone Application

August 8, 2009 by Erik Folgate  
Filed under Tools

You’ve read my reviews about the Mint.com personal finance applicatioo, I believe it’s the best personal finance web application. It gives the user a great snapshot of their net worth, helps track budget goals, and accurately categorizes most purchases. Mint also has a free application for the iPhone, but it’s functionality is nothing like the web application. It serves the purpose more as a complement to the web application, rather than a replacement for it.

First, download the application for free and log in with your existing account. If you don’t already have an account, you’ll need to create one on the website.

How I Use Mint.com To Benefit My Personal Finances

July 15, 2009 by Erik Folgate  
Filed under Budgeting, Spending and Saving, Tools

I have written a few articles in the past about Mint.com and how I think it is the best personal finance web application on the internet. In my opinion, it is the easiest to use, the most intuitive, and its budget and net worth calculators are the best. I also wrote a review about Mint.com that you can read when you get the chance. Mint.com now offers the ability to hook up virtually all of your bank and debt accounts to track your net worth in real time. I now have the following accounts linked up to my mint.com account:

Mint.com Launches Automated Financial Advice Feature

April 30, 2009 by Erik Folgate  
Filed under Financial Advice, Tools

Mint.com rolled out a new feature on their website this past Tuesday that gives users financial advice based on their unique money situation. The financial advice is automated and based on a set of core principles pre-determined by the Mint.com team. Instead of only tracking your net worth and budgeting habits, Mint will now start giving targeted financial suggestions and recommendations based on the financial information it gathers from you on a daily basis.

Here is the press release:

Mint.com Launches Beta Test of First Advice Feature

Financial Fitness provides actionable steps to better financial health

A Review Of The Mint.com Personal Finance Application

Disclaimer: I’m not receiving any compensation for this post, nor was I asked to review the site by Mint.com. I started using the site a couple of weeks ago, and I feel that their website will benefit the readers of Money Crashers in a big way.

Mint.com Is Offering a $5,000 Reward To Pay Your Holiday Bills

January 21, 2008 by Erik Folgate  
Filed under Consumer News, Spending and Saving

Over the weekend, I was contacted by an employee at Mint.com to introduce their website to me, and let me know about a contest they are going to be running for the next two weeks. The contest is call the “Holiday Spending Hangover” contest, and Mint.com wants to help you pay off your holiday debts! All you have to do is submit your horror story about spending over the holidays, whether it be a written story or video, they will rate the best or “worst” story and give the winner $5,000 to pay off their bills. It sounds like a pretty cool little promotion. Here’s the full blurb: