Comments on: Mint Review: Why I Use Mint.com

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:56:00 +0000

Hi Dana. You might want to look into PocketSmith. I believe it does something to the effect of what you're looking for. (I have set up an account myself, but have yet to try it out.)

By: Dana Asper

Dana Asper — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:29:22 +0000

For me (btw i love mint!) the biggest missing piece is the ability to see some sort of balance forcasting. if i go out and send out payments to all my bills and maybe have some other large transactions pending, maybe some payments coming in from clients, etc …. the balance i get from what is current at that moment in my various accounts tells me nothing. because of this i found that i have had to use an additional app (currently using a simple iphone app called ‘Balance’) where I can enter in my account balance, then enter in the bills i paid that havent gone through yet, maybe checks that are on their way in from clients, etc so that i can have a general idea of this “other” balance. It would be ideal if mint added an area to the interface where it brings in the account balances, then gives a place to manually enter some data that would be use to give an adjusted balance view — nothing permanent or built-in to the transaction download system or anything like that – just something simple would be enough i think!

it would also be great if mint.com integrated with Freshbooks online invoicing system, and if Mint had better support for bills.

By: PennySeeds.com

PennySeeds.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:31:04 +0000

I did a post on Mint too. I love their service – keeps everything nice, and together!

All my financial institutions are supported; the only thing I’d love to see is a bill reminder type of deal. To have all those together to see when everything is due, ect.

I also have Mint on my iPhone which is pretty awesome! I can check my overall portfolio gain, account balanaces, and everything on the go. : )

The only weird bug I’m having is where it doesn’t display my interest rate for my Capital One CD – My other Capital One account displays fine.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:43:19 +0000

I use a large credit union, and it is still not added. I’ve consolidated most of my finances there: checking/savings, credit card, car loan, and mortgage. So for me to use mint, it leaves out quite a bit of my financial picture.
Please add more institutions Mint, and please look at credit unions. I’m at the 7th largest CU in the USA and it is not supported (http://www.alliantcreditunion.org/)

By: Tommy

Tommy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:22:56 +0000

I also recently started using Mint. I spent a decent amount of time setting up my accounts, thinking this would be a great way to pay all of my bills from one place (my banks online banking sucks), but then realized that feature isn’t supported. The spending tracking alone definitely makes it worth using though. I’m pretty amazed that it’s free, considering how useful it is.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:27:04 +0000

Donna: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It’s refreshing to see a company that is actually listening to (and acting upon) what its customers have to say!

Tommy: I agree, it would be nice to be able to pay bills all in one place.

By: Donna Wells

Donna Wells — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:53:45 +0000

Hi Mike, Really glad to hear that you’re finding mint.com to be helpful in managing your finances. Look out for some features just launched this week, including new and improved ways to find a better credit card or bank account for your individual needs. Love to get your feedback on these new features, anytime. Donna@mint.com