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Set Up a Budget

Set Up a Budget if You Don’t Have an Emergency Fund

Washington, DC – The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) recently released the results of a poll they that revealed that 64% of all Americans do not have $1000 in savings for a financial emergency. The NFCC asked the questions, “If you needed $1,000 for an unplanned expense, where would you turn to find the [...]

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Mint Personal Finance Software | Cool Video Overview

Mint Personal Finance Software | Cool Video Overview

I found this cool overview of Mint personal finance software while browsing YouTube. Are you using Mint?  If so, what do you like about this software and how has it helped you achieve your financial goals?  As you probably know, it’s become the most popular personal finance software product and it’s completely free.

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Mvelopes vs Mint

Mvelopes vs Mint

Mint and Mvelopes Personal are two popular personal finance software programs available on the internet today.  I’m always on the look out for tools to help people manage their finances better and I think both of these applications are in the top tier of the list. Personally, you’ll usually find me recommending Mvelopes because of [...]

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Mint Has New Followers and Weekly Roundup

Banks build personal finance solutions On my bus ride home this week I opened up my copy of Business Week magazine and read Big Banks Take a Hint from Mint.com.   Apparently, banks are following Mint’s lead in building personal finance solutions that feed a market of people, now more than ever interested in budgeting and managing money.  [...]

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Change to Overdraft Fee Policies and Weekly Roundup

Change in overdraft fee policies According to a NY Times article, Chase and Bank of America will change their debit card programs by lowering or eliminating fees, revamping how transactions are credited to accounts and letting customers decide if they want to opt out of overdraft protection.  Many have been in the situation where you [...]

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Intuit Buys Mint.com and Weekly Roundup

If you follow tech news you’ve probably heard about the purchase of Mint by Intuit this week.  Intuit is well know as the builder and provider of Quicken software which has been around for years.  Quicken has both a desktop and online version of the software as well as mobile services. Mint is not shabby either.  It [...]

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