Personal finance tracking
Well, 2012 was a pretty tumultuous year politically, and I was angry about the dereliction of duty by our Congress for most of it. Luckily for you guys I left my rants out of this blog. Coming into 2013 it looks like the Congress is setting itself up for the same sort stupidity that got …
I read a lot about personal finance. Much of this is at the message boards over at Bogleheads or SavingAdvice. One debate I’m tired of seeing is the one about AutoPay so I’m here to take a stand. You should AutoPay in full anything that allows it. There, I said it. I feel better. But, …
Today Yodlee sent me an email offer to join KulaMula through their FinApp program. The gist of the offer is this: “KulaMula works by matching the anonymous spending profiles of users with brands that are willing to pay to interview with those profiles. These “MicroInterviews” take about 30 seconds and provide the information brands need …
It's been several years since I first reviewed Yodlee, Mint, and the other personal finance aggregator sites. Since that time much has changed. Two big events: Wesabe was shut down and Mint was bought by Intuit. I know Geezeo and Mvelopes are still out there, but in my eyes there are only 2 real players, …
Today’s Wall St. Journal has an excellent article on how to make a spending plan. Please check it out. Amazingly, I just sat down for the first time to figure out our family budget a couple of weeks ago. There really has never been a need since we’ve always lived well below our means. However, …
Mint.com which is already user-friendly but somewhat limited in scope is now partnering with the Motley Fool. This will surely boost Mint's user base given the multitude of loyal Fools. Good for them. I still prefer Yodlee for its comprehensiveness, and most know by now that Mint actually uses the Yodlee platform. I'm afraid Yodlee …
There’s been several articles recently about tracking your personal finances online (article 1, article 2). They mention a wide variety of personal finance tracking sites including: http://www.quickenonline.com/ (which charges)http://www.mvelopes.com/ (which charges)http://www.geezeo.com/http://www.wesabe.com/ (SHUT DOWN)http://www.mint.com/ (BOUGHT BY INTUIT) However, none of the articles I’ve seen have mentioned Yodlee Moneycenter, which I’ve been using for almost a year …
