Mint.com is Closed: Here are the best alternatives.
We cover the best tools and apps to help you manage your money.
Empower and Quicken are two of the most popular financial platforms available. Both have extensive budgeting and personal financial management capabilities. And while Quicken offers limited investment features, Empower is virtually built around your investing activities. Which of the two platforms is the best? It really depends on what you’re looking for. Quicken is certainly…
(Personal Capital is now Empower) Mint and Empower are two web-based, money management platforms that are frequently compared to one another. While there are some similarities, the differences between the two render them very different services. Which you will prefer to work with will depend entirely on what you are looking for the platform to…
Are you looking for ways to accelerate your side hustle savings? With game apps that pay real money, it’s possible. From Swagbucks and MyPoints to Mistplay, Publishers Clearing House, Long Game, and Givling – there are a variety of options available. In this article, we’ll show you how these apps can help you maximize your…
Empower and YNAB are popular financial applications. There are plenty of similarities between the two. Both provide budgeting capabilities, as well as various tools to help you better manage your finances. But that’s where the similarities end. Empower does offer budgeting capabilities, but it’s mainly focused on overall financial management. This includes, first and foremost,…
Update: Since publishing this Mint vs YNAB comparison, two significant events have occurred. First, a new version of YNAB was released. The product now requires a monthly subscription, which we don’t like. Second, Empower has launched a free financial dashboard that does what YNAB does, plus a whole lot more. You can read the details…
What’s better, to save $100 or to make $100? The hands-down winner is to save $100. Why? Because if you make $100, you have to pay Uncle Sam a big chunk of it. However, reducing your expenses by a Benji — as my daughter likes to call the C-Note — is more akin to getting…
About Dollar Bird DollarBird is a budgeting application, but with a twist. It uses a calendar system to track your spending. This is very different from other budgeting apps that track spending by category. The basic concept of DollarBird is daily cash management. That can make it the perfect solution if you’ve tried using budget…
Today’s budgeting tools make managing your money easy. While some are free, others have so much more to offer if you’re willing to pay a small fee. Quicken and Mint are great examples. Let’s look at which one is best for your budget. Today, there are many choices for personal finance software. Quicken and Mint…
Quicken is a popular personal finance software, but it’s designed strictly for Windows users. If you use Mac, Quicken is not an option. But that’s where Banktivity comes into the picture. Banktivity is a personal finance software app designed specifically for Mac devices. The company claims customers save $500 a year and 40 hours of…