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Best budgeting/personal finance software
Posted on 5/19/14 at 9:56 am
Posted on 5/19/14 at 9:56 am
I just graduated from LSU and entered the work force and I would like to stay on top of my finances from the get go. What's the best software for this? I've used mint.com before but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with something more in depth.
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Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:04 am to 1860pissed
Mint works very well for me. Haven't tried anything else.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:17 am to 1860pissed
I just use excel and formulas
Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:29 am to 1860pissed
I use mint but I still do miss Microsoft Money's predictive future account balances feature. Love that thing
This post was edited on 5/19/14 at 10:30 am
Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:36 am to 1860pissed
Mint.com.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 3:59 pm to Joshjrn
Looks like Mint is the general consensus haha. thanks for the input guys 
Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:56 am to 1860pissed
I use Mint as well. I tried to use excel, but I love the automatic features of Mint. I only have to go in once a week or so to do some minor maintenance to make sure everything is categorize properly.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:42 am to trillhog
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excel
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:24 am to ZereauxSum
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excel
I would like to switch from mint to excel, but on the other hand I am extraordinarily lazy. Does anyone know of a good downloadable excel file prepopulated with all the necessary columns, formulae, etc? So all I have to do is plug in?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:29 am to Cold Cous Cous
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I would like to switch from mint to excel, but on the other hand I am extraordinarily lazy. Does anyone know of a good downloadable excel file prepopulated with all the necessary columns, formulae, etc? So all I have to do is plug in?
You might be able to find something basic in Excel Templates that will work with a little customization.
I haven't really looked. I just built one from scratch. Nothing that I saw out there met my needs completely. That's the beauty of using excel IMO and why I love it so much
Posted on 5/20/14 at 2:44 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
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I use Mint as well. I tried to use excel, but I love the automatic features of Mint. I only have to go in once a week or so to do some minor maintenance to make sure everything is categorize properly.
Exactly why I love it.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 3:56 pm to 1860pissed
I use both Mint & Excel, I prefer Excel. I'm also an Analyst and power excel user. Mint has some good features, but I've had problems with syncing historical data so it makes it hard for trending.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 5:08 pm to ZereauxSum
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That's the beauty of using excel IMO and why I love it so much
I've seen multimillion dollar companies run on Excel. It takes some work on the front end but you get exactly what you want on the back end.
If the money board was going to design a home finance app what features would it have?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 5:14 pm to oklahogjr
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If the money board was going to design a home finance app what features would it have?
I've already mentioned it, but I'd want predictive account balance graphs. Microsoft Money had them. It was great having it use historical data to guess your future expenses and income to show future balances.
I'd also like a much more complicated feature that would show you your tax hit when removing money from certain investment accounts (Taxable, ROTH, 401k). Even better if you could run simulations such as 6% return on those accounts, which account should I take "X" amount from in 20 years for best efficiency, stuff like that.
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 5:36 pm to 1860pissed
Posted on 5/20/14 at 5:48 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I've built a pretty complex excel sheet for myself with pages for all kinds of stuff including templates for running numbers on potential RE investments . I just keep adding stuff. If you have gmail googles excel has a shite ton of templates I got ideas in there
Posted on 5/21/14 at 1:39 pm to 1860pissed
Mint.Com is great, until you use Campus Federal.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 12:42 pm to 1860pissed
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Best budgeting/personal finance softwareI just graduated from LSU and entered the work force and I would like to stay on top of my finances from the get go. What's the best software for this? I've used mint.com before but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with something more in depth.
I wrote my own with Excel and functions in VBA.
But... I have degrees in ISDS and Finance.
Posted on 5/23/14 at 3:08 pm to Shenanigans
My Amex acct has a personal and corporate card. The corp card is paid by my employer directly. How do I remove the corp card from my mint acct?
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