Budgeting online
TOMORROW'S NEWS
Need someone to remind you that you're wasting too much money while you're distracted with finals week? Well, you won't have to resort to calling your mom. Try Mint.com instead.
Mint.com is a free personal budgeting website that can access your bank account online and groups together your spending in categories that you set up yourself.
Worried that you're spending too much money on beer and burritos? You can set up your account to tell you exactly how many purchases you've made at specific businesses or even how much you spend on specific brands.
Ross Stewart
You can even set up warning notices that e-mail you if you exceed your spending limit for the month.
If you don't bother balancing your checkbook, or just hate keeping track, give Mint.com a shot. It's free, and you can even get it on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Photo illustration by Ross Stewart Chip chop: Instead of resorting to cutting up your credit card to budget yourself, get an account at the free personal budgeting website Mint.com.
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May 7,2009