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Budgeting/finance tracking apps
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:28 pm
Anyone ever use an app to just track your finances? I see a bunch in the google play store and had me interested to just see how all my spend breaks down in categories and such. Maybe it could help see when I can cut back on some things. Just curious. If anyone used any type of app before, which ones are good?
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Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:33 pm to Relham10
Every dollar
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:51 pm to Relham10
Use the search function. This thread comes o every few months.
Mint and YNAB are common.
Mint and YNAB are common.
Posted on 7/31/18 at 8:47 am to Relham10
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 9:45 am
Posted on 7/31/18 at 9:08 am to lsu xman
I use to love Mint until they took away their payment option for CCs.
Posted on 7/31/18 at 9:13 am to al_cajun
Mint Bills? Why not just set CC to autopay?
Posted on 7/31/18 at 9:18 am to lynxcat
Every time I do that it freaks out the app and throws it off.
This post was edited on 7/31/18 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/31/18 at 9:32 am to Relham10
YNAB. Highest recommendation.
Posted on 7/31/18 at 9:33 am to TexasTiger39
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I tried using one of those apps, but it was more of a PIA than if you just create your own spreadsheet.
I feel the same way. I used Mint for a while and it seemed like it was just a huge chore to constantly update login credentials to get it to refresh.
Then it had a glitch of double counting the vested portion of my 401K so it gave an absurd artificially high net worth number.
Posted on 7/31/18 at 11:51 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
YNAB. Highest recommendation.
+1
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:20 am to Powerman
Same happened to me. I need to check out YNAB
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:53 am to tigahdad04
I’ve used Mint for years, I think it’s great for monthly budget tracking (I use an Excel spreadsheet for longer tracking). I don’t have much of an issue with accounts not updating anymore. Maybe a couple of times per year my investment accounts get duplicated and skew my net worth but it’s an easy fix.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:24 pm to Relham10
Ive been using YNAB since it was $10 and was a macro-loaded Excel worksheet. The software and the system is awesome and I highly recommend it.
The company culture sucks though. They were named to several "best finance app" lists and they grew exponentially over a short period of time and couldn't keep up with the growth. They pissed off all of us long time users by discontinuing support for the desktop client - its all cloud based now, which is fine.
After YNAB 1 - the first standalone program - it cost $50 and it was free for life. Whenever a new version came out, you got the upgrade for free. Did this for several years and they pulled the YNAB 5 is a different product than YNAB 4, therefore your free upgrades are not valid, stunt.
They finally said they would continue support for 4 and give a free year to anyone wanting to use YNAB 5 (its $60/year or $5/month). This satisfied most people - mainly because the software was so much better than anything else. Then they basically reneged on the promise to keep supporting YNAB 4 and made everyone move to 5.
I moved to YNAB 5, and it didn't even have reports in it. I wrote to Jesse, the creator - replaying to one of the emails from 2004. He wrote me back and explained to me why I didn't need reports.
The facebook group of YNAB users is borderline cultish. I like the system and I recommend it, but always thought the company was weird.
The company culture sucks though. They were named to several "best finance app" lists and they grew exponentially over a short period of time and couldn't keep up with the growth. They pissed off all of us long time users by discontinuing support for the desktop client - its all cloud based now, which is fine.
After YNAB 1 - the first standalone program - it cost $50 and it was free for life. Whenever a new version came out, you got the upgrade for free. Did this for several years and they pulled the YNAB 5 is a different product than YNAB 4, therefore your free upgrades are not valid, stunt.
They finally said they would continue support for 4 and give a free year to anyone wanting to use YNAB 5 (its $60/year or $5/month). This satisfied most people - mainly because the software was so much better than anything else. Then they basically reneged on the promise to keep supporting YNAB 4 and made everyone move to 5.
I moved to YNAB 5, and it didn't even have reports in it. I wrote to Jesse, the creator - replaying to one of the emails from 2004. He wrote me back and explained to me why I didn't need reports.
The facebook group of YNAB users is borderline cultish. I like the system and I recommend it, but always thought the company was weird.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:16 pm to anc
For investment tracking, check out Personal Capital. It’s pretty slick.
Personal Capital is investment-first.
Mint is budgeting-first.
Together, they make a pretty great free package.
Personal Capital is investment-first.
Mint is budgeting-first.
Together, they make a pretty great free package.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:20 pm to anc
I stopped using ynab for that very reason.
I now use the combo of personal capital and mint and it is working out great so far.
I now use the combo of personal capital and mint and it is working out great so far.
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