Comments on: Mint Turns Personal Finance Into A Game. It’s Better Than It Sounds

By: We’re all Monkeys | P I X E L A T I

We’re all Monkeys | P I X E L A T I — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:48:46 +0000

[...] argue that you can apply the same game-like mechanics to even the most mundane of activities – personal finance, for instance? – and incentivise and engage your users in a tangible way. Turn the world into a game, they argue, [...]

By: Masked Financier

Masked Financier — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:05:33 +0000

I like Mint’s idea.
I’m a great fan of utilising games to help people to learn about finance and investing. It is the principle behind the Texas Holdem Investing program that I am developing.
The Financial Times have developed a similar idea with their new Money Gym concept, although I have to say that I’m not that impressed by it.
Trent at The Simple Dollar blogged about this yesterday on his site when he talked about ways to make financial education more interesting.

By: Your Mother

Your Mother — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:29:04 +0000

don>

I left tradeking because you guys don’t support Mint. Will gladly come back someday when you do.

By: Don Montanaro

Don Montanaro — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:37:44 +0000

Great post, Jason. We couldn’t agree more that a little friendly competition can help spur investors to change their financial habits for the better.

The TradeKing Leaderboard works much the same way for active investors. Members of our Trader Network can opt to publish their performance stats from trades placed in their TradeKing accounts. The resulting stats generate a game-like ranking of our active investors that’s constantly changing for various timeframes. Not only is this a fun way to motivate one towards better returns, it helps our members identify the best traders in our midst to swap ideas and strategies with.

Experienced traders realize that smart investing isn’t merely about chasing huge rewards, either. Success is ultimately about exercising discipline and knowing when not to put capital at risk – just as much as it is about landing that big trade. Public performance stats like the TradeKing Leaderboard help investors balance risks against rewards more intelligently. Friendly competition, we believe, produces smarter, more successful active investors as a result.

Be Good,
Don Montanaro
Chairman & CEO
TradeKing
http://www.tradeking.com

By: Save Time and Your Finances With Mint - Free Pursuits

Save Time and Your Finances With Mint - Free Pursuits — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:56:03 +0000

[...] Dealing with finances for many people is like doing some mundane household chore. You know it needs to be done, but it’s hard to find the energy to do it. Mint may soon change that by making a game out of your finances. [...]

By: Mint Turns Personal Finance Into A Game « Happy Money Medium

Mint Turns Personal Finance Into A Game « Happy Money Medium — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:24:41 +0000

[...] rest of the headline from this TechCrunch article is: It’s Better Than It Sounds. Really???? Cause its sounds Pretty Effing [...]

By: Game Retail Store » Mint Turns Personal Finance Into A Game

Game Retail Store » Mint Turns Personal Finance Into A Game — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:15:36 +0000

[...] develop this feature, Mint studied the reward systems of Wii Fit, World of Warcraft, and Nike Fit, according to a report from technology news site TechCrunch. While it’s still a very simple implementation and not a [...]

By: Games for health and money « Shakeout’s Blog

Games for health and money « Shakeout’s Blog — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:48:17 +0000

[...] Now, Mint is in closed beta on a feature that turns personal finance into a game, complete with points earned for doing things like socking away some cash into the savings account each month, or switching to a credit card with annual rewards. Get enough points in a sustained way, and you too can be a Financial Guru. [...]

By: “Spending Time”: Online Money Management, Currently

“Spending Time”: Online Money Management, Currently — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:43:52 +0000

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By: Fabio Bracht

Fabio Bracht — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:48:48 +0000

So I guess i should find a really confortable spot to wait for mint in Brazil.

All joking aside, I really wish some local startup would launch a similar product, since the way this country is all messed up, it’s pretty much a given that mint will never be available here.

By: Aaron Patzer

Aaron Patzer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:14:21 +0000

We’re working on handling extra security questions in a more elegant way via “interactive mode” where we’ll only ask you the questions that appear live on Everbank, as opposed to all the questions they could ask you. Should be out in early June.

Until then, just answer only the questions that you answered on Everbank and it should go through.

Aaron Patzer
Founder & CEO, Mint.com

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:57:10 +0000

There’s one thing that drives me crazy about Mint. Whenever I try to connect my Everbank account to it, the security questions I’m asked are completely different to those that Everbank has on file, so it’s always rejected. Anyone knows why that is?
thanks.

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5 of the best, 5 of the rest..and pigs 29/04/09 « Qubemedia’s Weblog — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:30:27 +0000

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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:25:21 +0000

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By: James

James — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:06:41 +0000

I have been using Desktop Budget from http://Spryka.com to manage my personal finances for a few months now. Its the easiest to use free, offline personal finance software I have seen so far.

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