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Postby RocknRoll » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:29 am

I was just wondering if anyone had any experiences using one of the online money managment tools out there.

I'll be taking an early retirement in the next month or so and need to get my finances in order to plan on a fixed income. Any advice on easy automated money management tools would be appreciated since I've never been good at keeping up with a budget.
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Postby Don » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:41 am

Find out which one will connect to your account first. If they both can handle all your accounts, then it's really about how easy you want to make it. Mint is a lot easier to use for checking spending trends ans such but Quicken online is the one for you if it's just about balancing your budget.
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Postby G.I.Jim » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:44 am

:lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:
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Postby Arkansas » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:58 am

G.I.Jim wrote: DAMN these eyes of mine!


Damn your eyes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD_nkqY6rSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZC-H04v ... re=related
(Johnny Cash did a good cover of this.)


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Postby DrFU » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:44 am

Oldest boychild (and software engineer) thinks Mint is the shit ...
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Postby RocknRoll » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:53 am

Thanks Linda and GB. I think I'm going to give Mint a try especially since I plan on getting an IPhone. I'm still a bit concerned about security issues with these type of sites, but I can't find anything negative.
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Postby Rick » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:39 am

Congrats on your retirement.
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Postby RocknRoll » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:12 am

Rick wrote:Congrats on your retirement.


Thanks Rick :D The allure of early retirement, beng able to cash out my pension now and a very nice severance package was just too much to pass up. I'll enjoy the time off but since I'm stuck in Chicago untill I can sell my house wihen the market improves, I'll probably end trying to get a job for awhile after at least a couple months off. It's still all good. First order of business will be to learn Spanish. Rosetta Stone here I come. :D :D
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Postby Rick » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:32 am

RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:Congrats on your retirement.


Thanks Rick :D The allure of early retirement, beng able to cash out my pension now and a very nice severance package was just too much to pass up. I'll enjoy the time off but since I'm stuck in Chicago untill I can sell my house wihen the market improves, I'll probably end trying to get a job for awhile after at least a couple months off. It's still all good. First order of business will be to learn Spanish. Rosetta Stone here I come. :D :D


Where are you thinking of moving to?
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Postby RocknRoll » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:49 am

Rick wrote:Where are you thinking of moving to?


It's definately going to be back out west since I really miss the mountains. So Nevada, Utah and New Mexico are on the top of my list right now. I'll be checking out the Vegas area the first week of October. :D :D :D
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Postby KDOUBLEU » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:49 am

G.I.Jim wrote::lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:
Funny I saw it the same way Jim, it must be an age thing. :)
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Postby Rick » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:56 am

RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:Where are you thinking of moving to?


It's definately going to be back out west since I really miss the mountains. So Nevada, Utah and New Mexico are on the top of my list right now. I'll be checking out the Vegas area the first week of October. :D :D :D


Cool. If you go to New Mexico, I'll come see you around ski season. ;) We went to Red River a couple of years ago. It's hard to describe how beautiful it is up there.
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Postby DrFU » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:14 am

KDOUBLEU wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote::lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:
Funny I saw it the same way Jim, it must be an age thing. :)


and now we know you guys read recipe threads ... :D
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Postby KDOUBLEU » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:37 am

DrFU wrote:
KDOUBLEU wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote::lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:
Funny I saw it the same way Jim, it must be an age thing. :)


and now we know you guys read recipe threads ... :D
No But i really like chicken. :) :)
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Postby G.I.Jim » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:04 am

DrFU wrote:
KDOUBLEU wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote::lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:
Funny I saw it the same way Jim, it must be an age thing. :)


and now we know you guys read recipe threads ... :D


Hey, I do ALL of the cooking in my house, and I'm a self-proclaimed chef! :wink: :lol: :D
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Postby RocknRoll » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:53 am

Rick wrote:
RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:Where are you thinking of moving to?


It's definitely going to be back out west since I really miss the mountains. So Nevada, Utah and New Mexico are on the top of my list right now. I'll be checking out the Vegas area the first week of October. :D :D :D


Cool. If you go to New Mexico, I'll come see you around ski season. ;) We went to Red River a couple of years ago. It's hard to describe how beautiful it is up there.


I still love to ski. You'll definitely be welcome if that's where I end up. Guarantee it will be somewhere around ski country
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Postby Rick » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:26 pm

RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:
RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:Where are you thinking of moving to?


It's definitely going to be back out west since I really miss the mountains. So Nevada, Utah and New Mexico are on the top of my list right now. I'll be checking out the Vegas area the first week of October. :D :D :D


Cool. If you go to New Mexico, I'll come see you around ski season. ;) We went to Red River a couple of years ago. It's hard to describe how beautiful it is up there.


I still love to ski. You'll definitely be welcome if that's where I end up. Guarantee it will be somewhere around ski country


That's very nice of you. :D
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Postby pinkfloyd1973 » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:41 pm

RocknRoll wrote:
Rick wrote:Congrats on your retirement.


Thanks Rick :D The allure of early retirement, beng able to cash out my pension now and a very nice severance package was just too much to pass up. I'll enjoy the time off but since I'm stuck in Chicago untill I can sell my house wihen the market improves, I'll probably end trying to get a job for awhile after at least a couple months off. It's still all good. First order of business will be to learn Spanish. Rosetta Stone here I come. :D :D




You'd better hurry, construction season is just about over and winter is right around the corner :lol:



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Postby Sarah » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:54 am

G.I.Jim wrote::lol: :lol: When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it said "mint vs chicken". I thought it was about some damn recipe. :lol: :lol: DAMN these eyes of mine! :wink:

Well I'm probably the only weirdo who thought of Mint the Linux distro (probably because I just installed it, though)
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