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09:55 am April 15th, 2008
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So I started using Mint.com and it is AWESOME. I don't really have any spending problems in life, but it's nice to see, in chart form, where it all goes.

I'm a bit saddened by the categories, though, since it's missing two that basically all my money goes to:

1) Booze
2) Un-reimbursed employee expenses

Does anyone know how to add a category? Is it possoible? I'm using "amusements" for booze, which is nifty, but the onlyr eal one for unreimbursed employee expenses is "car rental and taxi" which mixes up with my zipcar costs.

Still, though, it's so awesome. I got all my accounts into it in like 4 minutes. I can't recommend it strongly enough. Thanks to Justin for the tip.

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Thread started by blackgirlgenius
olamina From: [info]olamina Date: April 15th, 2008 02:15 pm (UTC) (Link)
I used to keep track of my personal expenses using Quicken. It was always simultaneously satisfying and soulcrushing as I went receipt by recipt logging in where (and how fast!) my money went. I wonder if this system is all that much better. I barely spend any money these days but I think I'll try it out anyhow.

Thanks for the tip!
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olamina From: [info]olamina Date: April 15th, 2008 02:47 pm (UTC) (Link)
Wow, the direct sync to bank accounts is great! No need to enter pesky recipts at all! The only thing which is a pain is sorting through some of the categorizing stuff. But I think that'll get smoother as time goes on.
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billetdoux From: [info]billetdoux Date: April 15th, 2008 03:51 pm (UTC) (Link)
Yeah, it took me like 30 mins to re-categorize a bunch of merchants, and then it was awesome.
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Comment by the imelda marcos of children's librarians
dearanxiety From: [info]dearanxiety Date: April 15th, 2008 02:59 pm (UTC) (Link)
cool....we were looking for something like this. maybe i'll try it out. although your two extra categories are ones we could certainly use too. ian more with the booze and me more with the work. sigh.
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Thread started by Hi
fullcycle From: [info]fullcycle Date: April 15th, 2008 02:59 pm (UTC) (Link)

O RLY?
I really can't stand mint. Every time I buy something it puts it in the wrong category. Apparently I spend $1000+ a month on buying gas for my car. What car? And the recommended ways of saving money like switching to Verizon is really lame.
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billetdoux From: [info]billetdoux Date: April 15th, 2008 03:50 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: O RLY?
You can permanently re-categorize all merchants. It took me like 30 minutes to get them all squared away.
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billetdoux From: [info]billetdoux Date: April 15th, 2008 03:50 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: O RLY?
Oh and i just ignore the offers.
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unsarah From: [info]unsarah Date: April 15th, 2008 03:00 pm (UTC) (Link)
I dont really get this site. maybe I'm missing something and it won't let me add one of my credit cards :(
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billetdoux From: [info]billetdoux Date: April 15th, 2008 03:50 pm (UTC) (Link)
I think you have to already have an online login for your card?

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unsarah From: [info]unsarah Date: April 15th, 2008 03:55 pm (UTC) (Link)
yeah, i do.


its weird. just doesn't work. my debit card does, but not credit card.. same thing happened to my co-worker with a citizens bank cc!
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Comment by Kara
fringebenefits From: [info]fringebenefits Date: April 15th, 2008 03:08 pm (UTC) (Link)
Oooh I am totally signing up for Mint. Thanks for the link!
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Comment by Justin Baum
Justin Baum [claimid.com] From: [info]Justin Baum [claimid.com] Date: April 15th, 2008 05:02 pm (UTC) (Link)

nice!
Yah Mint has been a life saver for me. I have the same categories problem you do and have applied the same solution you have. "Amusement" for booze and "Business services" for job related expenses. Very excited to see how they evolve the product.
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Comment by Jeff
piscesboy311 From: [info]piscesboy311 Date: April 15th, 2008 07:45 pm (UTC) (Link)

show dude
Hey-were you at Hot Chip last night? I also think I saw you at Jose Gonzalez and Caribou also.

Are you going to all three days of Coachella? I think my friend Matt and I are only going Friday and Saturday. We have Friday tickets and camping passes but still need Saturday tickets. I'm hoping we see that one chick that is pissed her boyfriend and friend ditched her and is eager to get rid of the tickets...
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Comment by boyinstatic
boyinstatic From: [info]boyinstatic Date: April 15th, 2008 10:31 pm (UTC) (Link)
I have been using this for a little while as well. It is great. I searched for Mac apps that auto-sync with credit cards/banks via OFX, and none work well (iBank 3 does it, but it's ugly and messy). Switched to Mint.com, much better.
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Comment by julia's velvet halo
julishka From: [info]julishka Date: April 16th, 2008 06:06 am (UTC) (Link)
fantastic! this is totally what i need.

oh, and for the poster above who has category problems, i noticed that my gym membership comes through on my paper invoice (and mint.com) listed as automotive. so some of the automatic categorization issues might be on the credit card processor end or the merchant itself (or which card you use).
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Comment by trisloth
trisloth From: [info]trisloth Date: April 16th, 2008 05:10 pm (UTC) (Link)

I love Mint, but I almost never look at it since I signed up a few months ago. My issue is the time-delay -- alerts, summaries, and notifications are useless because they're always about 2 days behind.
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Comment by It's Not Rocket Surgery
bostonista From: [info]bostonista Date: April 25th, 2008 06:55 pm (UTC) (Link)
Apparently my business partner knows these dudes. One of them runs a co-working space in Cambridge.
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