Mint.com

[redfox]

Anyone out there in SLF land using this online money management site? We're considering it, and am looking for some first hand stories...
thanks!

[lhamo]

I've been using yodlee moneycenter for over a decade now -- first started using it when it was offered through BECU, then stayed on after they ended that relationship. It is a great way to keep track of multiple accounts. Since 2008 I've been using it to track daily net worth (I cut and paste totals into a separate spreadsheet) and that has been fun/interesting. Actually helped confirm our choice not to sell anything during the downturn. Sometimes there are glitches where you can't update account info, but they usually get worked out quickly. Last week there was an unexplained period of about 36 hours when the site went down, and I was nervous, but they seemed to have gotten it fixed. I read recently that the yodlee software is actually what powers mint and lots of other banking sites.

lhamo

[ToomuchStuff]

I use Gnucash and it can be setup to be accessed remotely, so all my information is on my machine and the connection to it can be secured. (this still won't prevent things like keystroke loggers)

[catherine]

I use Mint.com. I also use YNAB. Seems there could be a lot of redundancy but Mint is great at providing a snapshot of accounts, assets, liabilities and transactions; YNAB is great at a user-friendly budget. Mint does allow you to budget, but it's really very rudimentary and not its strong point; YNAB does allow you to track accounts, assets and liabilities, but unless you tie them directly to the accounts, as Mint does, you risk inaccuracies. That's why I use both.

Mint is free. You pay for YNAB.

So, I think your decision should depend on what you're using it for. If unifying your accounts and transactions is a key goal, Mint is great. If creating a budget is your key goal, I'd look for something else.

[redfox]

Sooo, we've signed up with Mint, and right off the bat... Only one person can set up a profile! It doesn't seem to be set up for couples. Nonetheless, we're test driving it. I do like the data it aggregates, but the ipad version is a bit cartoonish. We shall see!

[catccc]

We use and love yodlee. I signed up for mint, to see if I liked it better. I haven't given it much of a chance, honestly. IDK that yodlee has any "couple" features, but I just put all of our accounts there like we are one person. That's how we handle our money, anyway, so it works out.

[SteveinMN]

I use a Mac and have been using SEE Finance for budgeting/expense tracking. I like it well enough, but saw a couple of discussions that touched on a feature of SEE that I don't like much. That started me reading reviews of competitive products, and someone asked about Mint.com. I found this comment (http://www.jasonowens.com/mint-com-in-2010-is-it-safe/#comments) ("is Mint.com safe") interesting. I don't know if Mint.com has fixed any of these issues yet -- and maybe they don't concern (some) Mint users. But it certainly would make me think twice. Right now I'm evaluating Moneydance for Macintosh.