I don’t know about you, but one of my new year’s resolutions for 2012 is to manage my finances better, set-up an budget, and hold my wife to it (of course me too). With a 2 year old and a baby on the way, making sure they are provided for is extremely important to me. But, if you are anything like me, I don’t have the time to write down everything I buy, categorize it, and budget it. So I have turned to an online personal finance assistant.
Online personal finance assistants allow you to sync your credit card accounts, bank accounts, investment accounts, auto accounts, etc. and manage them in one location. These services will breakdown what you are spending your money on and help you prioritize and keep up with a budget for each category. There are many good personal finance assistants out there online, and most of them have apps in the Android Market or in the Apple Store.
If you are looking for help, here are my top 5 Personal Finance Assistants.
1. Mint.com | |
Mint.com was one of the first personal finance assistants and the most popular. Which is the reason why it was purchased by Intuit in 2009. Mint.com allows you to sync with the major financial institutions, but not if you have a GAP card. | |
| Cost: Free | Mobile Apps: Apple & Android |
2. HelloWallet.com | |
Hellowallet.com is not only a personal finance program it is a personal advisor. This program provides a place to keep track with your finances while getting advice on how to budget and manage your accounts. They have a network of partnerships with industry experts and are able to offer high-quality, individualized financial advice at an affordable price. | |
| Cost: $8.95 a month | Mobile Apps: Apple |
3. PageOnce.com | |
Pageonce allows users to track spending through a variety of ways. In addition, this personal finance assistant gives you the option to pay your bills through the program. Pageonce sends out reminders on when bills are due and lets you know when large transactions are made. | |
| Cost: Free | Mobile Apps: Apple & Android |
4. EasyMoney | |
EasyMoney is an expense tracker and budget planner app for Android. This best selling Android finance app helps you track your expenses and stick to a budget. EasyMoney includes an expense tracker, a budget planner, a checkbook manager and bills reminder all combined into one tightly integrated Android application for all your personal finance management needs. | |
| Cost: Free | Mobile Apps:Android |
5. Easy Envelope Budget Aid | |
The EEBA provides consumers the ability to manage and track their accounts from multiple devices. The EEBA uses “envelopes” as areas of savings and budgeting. You can set-up envelopes annually of monthly. | |
| Cost: Free – $8.00 a month | Mobile Apps: Apple & Android |
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