Weekly Round Up: Mint Edition

I’m helping a friend set up an account with Mint to help organize their finances. They want to get started with a debt snowball and also wanted to keep an eye out on their spending. They have tried Microsoft Money and Quicken, but they want something automatic. They are also switching over from a national bank to a local credit union with better rates, lower fees, and a great reputation for customer service. 

In case, you haven’t tried it, Mint allows you to quickly set up on financial accounts and organize them in one central location. I personally use it for snapshots of our spending habits and found the email alerts to be very helpful. 

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Personal Finance Carnivals

• Carnival of Personal Finance #194 was at Free Money Finance.  My post on cutting our car insurance in half was picked a editor’s choice!
• Festival of Frugality#167 Dr. House Edition was here on Green Panda Treehouse
• Carnival of Debt Reduction #180 was by Living Almost Large. My post on paid Off Our Car Loan was included.
• Carnival of Money Hacks: Hope Edition is up at The Penny Daily

Personal Finance News:

•  Cash Money Life is giving away a copy of YNAB Pro budgeting software.
•  Consumerism Commentary is giving away a copy of Quicken Home and Business 2009.

Top Personal Finance Posts This Week

• How I Paid Over $120,000 in Debt in 52 Months
• Tip: The Credit Card Companies Are Not Your Friend, They Just Want Your Money 
• Budget Categories – Less is more
• The Easiest Way To Save: What We Learned From College Students
• Why Automatic Bill Payments Aren’t Always Automatic 
• It’s that time of year again: Gardening Season
• Tax Tips for 18-25 Year-Olds
• Life Is NOT All About Saving Money
• The Cost Of Watching Television
• How to Avoid Identity Theft

• Weekly Round Up: Family In Town   Photo Credit: law_keven I'm just relaxing with family this weekend. My brothercame up Thursday and we wentfor a day trip to the zoo. We had a fantastic time and a friend managed to get interviewed for the local television station. Yesterday and today, we're having my in-laws visiting. We're going......
• Guide to Fixing Your Credit Report and Raising Your Score Sometimes I get questions sent to me through the email. Some questions are very specific and some a bit more universal. /caption] Reader Asks a Question About Credit Reports One question I received through email this week was about credit reports and scores. Here's the gist of the question: Should......

• Vote Free From Broke At Free Money Finance March Madness Free Money Finance is hosting his annual March Madness personal finance competition where 64 articles battle NCAA tournament style to see which is the best article. Today my article A Mother's Struggle Between Work And Kids is up in Game 16. Check out the tournament: Free Money Finance March Madness......
• Roundup for week of 18 February 2007 Here are some links of interest from the MBN and other fine personal finance blogs:Consumerism Commentary has some good money advice from celebrities.Five Cent Nickel enjoys the wonders of the Google free phone network.Free Money Finance has his own version of March Madness coming up.  (Deadline for submitting posts is......