Financial Goals for 2009: To Thy Own Budget Be True (Goal #5)

Sure, I’ve talked about making a budget.  Well, after having a month’s worth of data, I think I have a better idea of what my budget entails.  My latest goal for 2009 is to Budget, Budget, Budget!!!!  I am still trying to figure out whether I’ll use the cash envelopes system or just use Excel [...]

Posted Under: Budget, Debt Elimination, Expense Tracking, Financial Goals 2009, Personal Finance Software
This post was written by broke on February 4, 2009 Comments (0)

Weekend Edition: Sorry, Quicken.com, but I’m just not that into you

Well, I decided to try Quicken.com the other day.  Does anyone remember Jerry Maguire?  I’m sure a lot of you (well, if there were a lot of people reading this blog, then a large portion of you) remember Renée Zellweger ’s big line, which was, “Shut up, just shut up. You had me at ‘hello.’”  [...]

Posted Under: Personal Finance Software, Reviews, Weekend Edition
This post was written by broke on January 17, 2009 Comments (0)

Quicken versus Mint

One of the big things that I’ve always believed in is personal finance software.  I’ve used Quicken since college, but with Mint.com, I’m wondering if they can co-exist in my personal finance world.
For those of you who don’t know (I just heard about it a few months ago), Mint is a website where you can [...]

Posted Under: Personal Finance Software, Reviews
This post was written by broke on January 13, 2009 Comments (0)