August 16, 2008
If anyone ever asks me what I know about the stock market I’ll probably just blink a couple of times, smile wide, then walk away. If however, someone asks me about my opinion on video game sales I’m likely to talk their ears off until they smile wide and walk away. Luckily for people like [...]
July 29, 2008
There are numerous ways to manage your money, Wesabe, Mint, just to mention a few but I have always found these to be a bit limiting. Mint for example requires your bank account information which is a major drawback. I always speak up against all this privacy obsession, but while I don’t care if someone [...]
January 1, 2008
Five highly-automated online services to help you out with your daily life and new year resolutions. Nothing complicated or time-consuming, only apps that truly deliver. FINANCES Mint – Get control of your budget and finances with minimal effort. Mint is a fully-automated, all-in-one online personal finance tracker. Here are some of the things that Mint [...]
December 14, 2007
Karl L. Gechlik Being the type of guy that burns through money I jumped at the opportunity to review Mint. Mint is a finance tracking and budgeting platform much like Microsoft Money or Quicken. But the main difference is it is Online ““ if you don’t have a problem adding your banking information to Mint.com [...]
April 29, 2007
From simple, personal and shared expense tracker to feature-filled, budget tracking tools. All free, enjoy! (1) BillMonk Features: Demo convenient for tracking expenses between friends, roommates, college students, etc. track, manage, split and settle bills (via Obopay) online get reminders (via email or SMS) use tags to categorize your expenses integrated system to keep track [...]
April 3, 2007
It’s all about money today. Here are a bunch of services for quickly settling shared bills/debts among friends using the mobile phone, and a couple of services for express international money transfers directly from your PC. (1) Send/Receive Money on your Mobile (via Text Messaging) These are relatively new services that let you instantly transfer [...]
January 24, 2007
1. Bitwine.com | Ether.com – sell your knowledge by offering consultancy services 2. About.com – become a guide (publisher) on about.com, and get paid for writing content. Based on your performance, your salary can be anywhere between $500-$8500/month. Check out the list of available topics here 3. Chacha.com – chacha is a human powered search [...]
October 27, 2006
If you are a college student living in a dorm, or sharing a flat with your friends, or do lots of borrowing and lending or simply not blessed with an amazing memory Billmonk offers something you may find useful. It is a free application that helps you keep track of things you borrow and lend. [...]
October 15, 2006
I am sure that once in a while everyone needs to do some kind of currency conversion. Whether you are comparing prices on non local shopping sites or checking balance in your offshore bank account, The Universal Currency Converter from xe.com can make it much easier. UCC provides free and up to the minute conversion [...]
