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re: Things I learned from Mint
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:11 pm to Stanky Legg
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:11 pm to Stanky Legg
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I can't even think of a way to appropriately finish that sentence.
Because the first part of the sentence was the beginning of a stupid premise?
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Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:20 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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Because the first part of the sentence was the beginning of a stupid premise?
I would bet 100 dollars that dude would shite himself if he signed up for mint.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:31 pm to Stanky Legg
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f you need a program to tell you where you spend your money and how to budget...
it's not like most people need to KNOW that spending thousands of dollars on eating out and booze.
what helps is the smack in the face that is the totality of it.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:32 pm to C
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My wife increase her spending to match any raise I receive.
I think this is true of pretty much everybody everywhere. And it's not limited to women either.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:36 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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And it's not limited to women either.
I guess I do receive benefits from her spending, but not direct.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:40 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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I would bet 100 dollars that dude would shite himself if he signed up for mint.
Maybe, but I took offense to the original implication which was that a Mint user is someone who can't budget without a program.
Its not that I can't budget with pen, paper, and/or memory, its the fact that why would I waste my time doing so when there is an easy method that does it for me automatically?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:59 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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This is what keeps me from getting hooked into it.
I wear it like a badge.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:02 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
YTD - spent around $3700 on food (restaurants, groceries, etc)...its just me and the wife.
About the same amount for our cars (tolls, gas, maintenance)
About the same amount for our cars (tolls, gas, maintenance)
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:07 pm to Kingwood Tiger
Can mint break out your expenditures from a single purchase to your credit card?
For example, if you eat out and you got 5 beers with your dinner...or if you go to WalMart for your weekly grocery shopping but also bought a handle of Makers.
For example, if you eat out and you got 5 beers with your dinner...or if you go to WalMart for your weekly grocery shopping but also bought a handle of Makers.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:10 pm to TulaneUVA
Yeah you can separate out purchases. I do that if I go to the grocery store and make some gluttonous alcohol purchase.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:12 pm to kfizzle85
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Yeah you can separate out purchases. I do that if I go to the grocery store and make some gluttonous alcohol purchase
but you have to manually do it right?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:14 pm to TulaneUVA
Yes.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:37 pm to TulaneUVA
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but you have to manually do it right?
Correct.
I usually just pull a ballpark figure, doesn't take long at all.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 5:24 pm to TheHiddenFlask
Speaking of Mint features, I would really like the Investment part of things to be a bit more robust. I know it is free, but it seems to be an afterthought.
Of course, I imagine this is on purpose so they can still make whatever money is left to make with Quicken.
Of course, I imagine this is on purpose so they can still make whatever money is left to make with Quicken.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 7:08 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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I've spent $3,200 on alcohol in the past 12 months
Thank you for making me feel better about myself.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 7:11 pm to foshizzle
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Thank you for making me feel better about myself.
I don't want to even talk about what my alcohol consumption used to be. I'm so glad I reformed myself. If I had to guess, my rate may have been a grand or two more a year.
One Mardi Gras approached 5 to 600 for that week. I think that was when I decided to tone it down a notch.
My Mint budget is $120 bucks a month now. My friends think I've fallen off the face of the Earth the change is so drastic.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 7:23 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
LTM A&B - $4878
LTM Restaurants - $2015
LTM Groceries - $1957 (this counts, I cook ridiculous shite all the time; see: current F&D Board thread).
LTM Restaurants - $2015
LTM Groceries - $1957 (this counts, I cook ridiculous shite all the time; see: current F&D Board thread).
Posted on 4/25/12 at 7:39 pm to TortiousTiger
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it's not like most people need to KNOW that spending thousands of dollars on eating out and booze.
I really think alot of people do.
I have a close family member that will bitch all the time about silly money issues. They will complain about gas prices going up a few pennies or the price of a pound of ground meat going up just .25.
Don't dare ask her about her I-Phone and the data plan she doesn't need, the cable tv cost with the movie channels, the cost of her nail and hair appointments, etc.
I guess some people just really have no idea of reality. They are going to spend most if not all of their earnings no matter what.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 7:58 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
The investment tracking feature on Mint is worthless. It isn't even close to accurate. I would be willing to pay a little for a premium mint service with enhanced features.
As far as my booze figure, it is definitely inflated, as it is still catching June and July of last year, where I had no job or responsibilities and a fat signing bonus in my checking account. I partied like a freshman for a month and a half. I spend very little on bars any more, but I have built up a nice wine collection in the place of that. Buying wine is almost as fun as drinking it.
Almost.
As far as my booze figure, it is definitely inflated, as it is still catching June and July of last year, where I had no job or responsibilities and a fat signing bonus in my checking account. I partied like a freshman for a month and a half. I spend very little on bars any more, but I have built up a nice wine collection in the place of that. Buying wine is almost as fun as drinking it.
Almost.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 8:24 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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The investment tracking feature on Mint is worthless. It isn't even close to accurate. I would be willing to pay a little for a premium mint service with enhanced features.
quicken's investment section isnt bad. i hear its the best out of all the consumer software but i dont really have anything to compare it to.
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