Comments on: Mint Joins The World Economic Forum, Knows That You’ve Cut Back On Starbucks

By: new/ stuff » Mint goes big

new/ stuff » Mint goes big — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:09:03 +0000

[...] their site is great and apparently they have an iPhone app in the works. I don’t make this stuff up. It seems like they’re also smartly leveraging their data for financial trending. Since [...]

By: albert

albert — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:29:24 +0000

For those who can’t wait Moneytrackin.com does already have a native iPhone app available for its users

http://blog.mon...on-apple-store/

By: Hassan

Hassan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:57:33 +0000

Second that. I found a company called “Reservation Rewards” charging a monthly fee for a service that I hadn’t subscribed for.

Also, SMS updates for pending bills rock! Keep up the good work Mint!

By: William

William — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:49:22 +0000

The problem I have with Mint is I just can’t seem to get over the idea of storing ALL of my user/passwords to my bank accounts one someone else’s server. Mint is such a prime target for hackers.

With a persons user/pass they can get old statements, account numbers, etc.

I would love to be convinced that this isn’t a big concern. Anyone? Desperately want to fire Quicken.

By: Shafqat Islam

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:44:47 +0000

That’s awesome for Mint. We (NewsCred) was nominated but fell short of the final selection. I’ll be rooting for the others to do well and hopefully help in making the world just a little bit better. I do agree that I find it difficult to understand how Slide will do that, but I’m sure they’ll come up with something!

By: boca java

boca java — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:40:35 +0000

mint seems useful now

By: boca java

boca java — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:39:50 +0000

i guess you’ll soon see boca java sales go up people will start making coffee at home and work

By: December 4, 2008 | next media update

December 4, 2008 | next media update — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:06:03 +0000

[...] Mint Joins The World Economic Forum, Knows That You’ve Cut Back On Starbucks TECHCRUNCH Mint , the personal financial site that won TechCrunch40, continues to thrive even as our economy sinks deeper into an economic decline. The company has just been selected as a TechPioneer by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – an honor only given to 34 companies worldwide (other winners in the tech space this year include Brightcove , Etsy , Mojix , and Slide , with past winners including Google, 23andMe, Infosys, and Mozilla). The World Economic Forum is an international organization aiming to help improve the world, and each TechPioneer is chosen for its contributions towards meeting that goal. Source> [...]

By: MrCashyCash

MrCashyCash — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:03:48 +0000

Slide is pure trash.

That just proves how clueless most people are.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:19:54 +0000

I concur with you. They will sell your data to the highest bidder without giving anything in return. This free service is fishy like how facebook like to hold hostage of my personal information. I asked them repeatedly remove my personal information, they refused. They said I can only deactivate my account. WTF!?!!? I will need to file a lawsuit with Facebook for violating my right to privacy.

By: Scott Walker

Scott Walker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:05:09 +0000

Mint looks and feels pretty darned good, but it is frustrating that for most of the four months I’ve been using it, several accounts for extended periods won’t connect to Mint – they worked once, but don’t work now. If it only partly works, it’s not nearly as useful. I’m about to give up.

By: dMix

dMix — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:05:05 +0000

I thought so as well, Davos usually has some high standards so I thought that it was great Mint got selected.. but Slide? Is this a popularity contest?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:58:14 +0000

so yea its manual. i find after a few adjustments to businesses i visit frequently it gets about 8-10 transactions categorized right. then once a week or so i sift through and adjust the rest. i just try to avoid cash and charge everything i can to my debit card. it can’t make some local businesses happy i guess though getting hit with the credit card fee for every transaction just so i can have it automatically categorized for me in my online finance app, haha. anyone else do this?

By: inc

inc — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:52:34 +0000

Nothing is Free once you define the currency. Is Google free?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:59 +0000

I use to think the same thing, but In the newest version of mint you can now “split” your purchases. so in that case you can split it into two purchases with gum for a buck and 30 bucks for beer. you can also create your own categories now so you can really get some useful groupings like what you spend buying beer at the liquor store vs the bars.

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Mintが世界経済フォーラムよりTechPioneer賞授与、Mintはみんながスタバ予算を削ったことも知っている — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:11 +0000

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By: Andy Hilal

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:25:28 +0000

Congrats Mint. Definitely beats the pants off Wesabe. And there was another that came out about the same time as Wesabe… can’t remember the name. Anyway, after trying to set up my multi-account view on both of those competitors and experiencing all kinds of difficulties, I have a greater appreciation for how well Mint works.

By: Andy Hilal

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:21:39 +0000

I agree it will be interesting to see what the need for revenue does to Mint. But I’m not sure what scares you so much. How are they going to hold your spending hostage again?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:19:57 +0000

Are you an idiot, Leah? Why do liberals always what to help others using someone’s else money. Use you own money and help whomever you want. Plus, a person can’t be efficient in helping others, if that person has loans and credit card balances to pay off.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:05:34 +0000

Mint is cool! It showed me how much I was really spending on fast food per month. yuck.

Their Flex interface is really nice as well!

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:55:14 +0000

You’re a hypocrite. When millions of people are under the poverty level and you here worry about paying down your credit card bill? Where’s your humanity? Why don’t use your money to help the poor?!?

There should be law for people like you who has no sympathy for others.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:50:45 +0000

I suppose this is a problem for any personal finance application, but my purchases never go into neat categories. I’ll go into Wal-greens and get some gum and $30 back to buy beer across the street, and Mint will record it as health or whatever.

Anyone find good solutions for this kind of issue? Or do you do it manually?

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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:32:45 +0000

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By: C. Spencer Beggs

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:31:45 +0000

I love Mint.com. Over the past nine months, it has been a crucial tool for me in managing my finances. In fact, I just paid my credit card balance down to $0 today, and Mint helped me set up my monthly budget to get that done.

By: Max "Jesus" Levchin

Max "Jesus" Levchin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:29:53 +0000

Hey, Slide is making the world a better place!
Slide will save us from the Great Depression!