If your like me, I’m always trying to save and spend within my budget especially with the NEW YEAR right around the corner. Mint.com is a secure web-solution for online financial management. It’s an easy way to create (and follow) a budget to save for retirement, pay student loans, pay off debt and more – and best of all Mint.com is FREE!
Here’s how it works:
- You simply register here using an email then connection information from your bank, credit unition, credit card or investment accounts you want to consolidate in Mint.
- Mint connects securely to your information and categorizes your purchases (also in an easy to read pie chart), showing how much you spend on gas, groceries rent, restaurants and more.
- Mint’s also has an advanced alerting system that sends you an email or SMS message (your choice) on any unusual activity, low balances, fees, and upcoming due dates so you stay on top of your money.
- Mint uses bank-level data security verified by Versign and TrustE; this allows you to be anonymous on Mint.com and never have to share your name, address, social security number or account numbers.
If you already one of the 1 million members, I’d love to hear your feedback. If not, try it out, let us know what you think!
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I have been using Mint.com on my phone since August. Just the other night I calculated how much of my money has gone to certain "categories" and I was surprised, and embarrassed, about the amount of money I have spent on eating out and other areas.
Mint.com has definitely made me realize that 2011 needs to be the year of savings/coupons/free stuff.