Comments on: Personal Finance & Budgeting Web App

By: Dawn Meihn

Dawn Meihn — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:02:15 +0000

I use a subcription based system called “mvelopes” at mvelopes.com. It has most of the features you request but, alas, its not perfect either. It can be a bit buggy and pricey ($150ish/year). But it is convenient and gives some hope that others will head down this path. I’ve been using it for 9 months and have experienced some hiccups along the way- some of my doing and others due to software problems. It does the automatic downloads and you can categorize, track and do most the things you’d expect. It’s based on the old-fashioned envelope method of budgeting (funding amounts into each budget category based on when the cash comes in), which I like. But I must admit, once Quicken gets in the game (if they do…), I would give them a try as I think the overall quality would be better.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:25:54 +0000

Thanks for discussing this topic on line. I have been looking for a web based family finance manager all afternoon. It appears I can stop because it doesn’t exisit. This may be the last “killer app” idea left. Somebody do it, I am busy!!!

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:48:42 +0000

I have been using Paytrust to receive and pay my bills online for 7 years. Over the years, I have tried various versions of Quicken and found them to be too much trouble.

Intuit purchased Paytrust a couple of years ago. Unbelievably, Paytrust does not produce export files that are compatible with Quicken. I have contacted Paytrust customer service on several occasions and asked them why Intuit doesn’t create an on-line financial management system that would integrate with Paytrust. It would be a natural…

By: Spea

Spea — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:56:39 +0000

Check out: http://www.whatbills.com

Its a new service we launched on July 1. Yours comments and suggestions are always welcome. I hear your pain about no complete web based solution just yet.

By: Brian Sweeting

Brian Sweeting — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:03:58 +0000

Yes, for the security reasons alone it almost has to done by a big company that can ensure that my data is safe and secure. Come on Intuit…let’s get to it.

By: Wade Winningham

Wade Winningham — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:49:05 +0000

I’m still using MS Money on my PC, but it has the same yearly update issue you have with Quicken. I’ve looked into many personal finance solutions for the Mac but none of them really fit the bill. Newer websites like Billmonk (http://www.billmonk.com) and BillQ (http://www.mybillq.com) tease us with tracking bills and things but it seems that the sensitive nature of the actual balance and transaction register is too much responsibility for anyone to take on as a web project.