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[ale] MS Money Alternative (was error booting XP after dual boot install of Ubuntu 7.10)
Mint and Yodlee use the same authentication system. It is the same
authentication system used by most banks. Maybe the two sites have
different goals, but I haven't been impressed enough with Mint to give
another web based system a try.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Matt Kubilus <mattkubilus at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know about mint, but...
> I have yodlee setup with bugdets. It auto updates my accounts,
> categorizes the transactions, sends me email alerts when i'm nearing
> thresholds. I can login see what I've spent where, graph my income to
> expenses over time, keep track of my net worth.
>
> I think I could setup auto-bill pay, but I guess I'm just lazy.
>
> It can take a little bit of setting up, but is far more convenient
> than any of the local options I've used.
>
> I'll admit the ms money has better charting options, but that pretty
> much goes for all the other options. In fact, I could download all my
> transactions if I really needed more charting, but I find the built in
> stuff good enough for my needs.
>
> There are other online finance apps, but I would be a little careful.
> Yodlee is the only one I'm aware of that actually is used by financial
> organizations as their portal interface.
>
> -Matt
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