Comments on: Mint.com Review: Personal Finance Manager

By: audrey

audrey — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:35:49 +0000

bill,

do you use turbo tax?

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:59:05 +0000

Hi
I am studying personal finance money management websites for a module at university and i just need some feedback from anyone that has used any money management websites or are thinking of using one, and which ones you think are the best and why?
Do you think that some of the money management websites are more appealing to customers? e.g. the layout..
Do some of them offer benefits that others don’t? Do they differ across countries?
Do you consider some of them targeting different demographics?
What are your overall attitudes towards money management websites?
I would really appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
Casey

By: Empress

Empress — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:59:19 +0000

LOL..Good One Laurie!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:23:08 +0000

Well when the children who become doctors and nurses, are looking after you in your old age, I will remember that you chipped in a bit to educate them. We all benefit from an educated society. I am not sure what school you went to but I am pretty sure you or your parents did not foot the bill.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:28:02 +0000

I head a digital agency and believe mint.com to be one of the best designed user experiences on the net for its elegant handling of a potentially very complex system – and the fact that they have come up with a powerful business model that allows them to give their product away for free. The insight that aggregated data is more valuable than subscriptions is remarkably prescient. ( for more on this topic read the book “What would google do”)

I was impressed to hear that the founder had designed the program in reaction to a lousy experience using Quicken as I had experienced the same frustrations – especially being a long time Mac user whom Intuit did a lousy job of supporting. Intuit’s purchase only makes sense given that Mint was essentially poised to put them out of business with a better experience and free model. ( And If corporations using aggregated data to inform business and marketing decisions is something you can’t deal with, then you picked the wrong century to be living in.)

I’m personally not paranoid about providing login info and shop online frequently. While there is always a risk, in general I believe the greater onus is on Mint since their entire business depends on protecting peoples info. In the end it’s a personal choice – and I might feel differently if I had had my identity stolen – but after 10+ years online, the only time I had an issue with an online purchase, Visa (not the seller) refunded it.