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Do You Pay All Your Bills Online?
It must be tax season, because I'm in a money mood; combine that with the recession, and it's one of the main things on my mind lately.
One thing I've tried to do is streamline the way I manage my money, and I accomplish that with technology; in addition to some great websites and services for managing money, I've tried to move all of my bill-paying online. If the place I need to pay has an online service to pay my bill, I use that, and if they don't, I simply set it up with my bank.
Website of the Day: Buxfer
I am a huge fan of Mint to help me keep track of my money, but another awesome option may be Buxfer, which allows you to see your financial situation (whether good or bad) at a glance. Like Mint, Buxfer shows you your recent purchases, gives you a pie chart so you can visually see where your money goes, view budgets, and gives you mobile access to your account.
But something unique to Buxfer will come in handy for those of you with roommates: you can set up group access to shared expenses and keep track of who owes what to whom.
Geek Tip: Save Money by Contributing to Google's Tip Jar
I've professed my love for Google time and time again, and now with their new venture Tip Jar, they're helping me save some money.
Tip Jar allows you to post your most tried and true tips about saving money while traveling, babysitting, or commuting, and share them with the world. Have a tip about how to get the best rates when traveling abroad?
Jon Stewart Thinks Rick Santelli and CNBC Are Losers
Last night Jon Stewart treated CNBC host Rick Santelli to an eight-minute-plus verbal/video smack down. A while back Santelli stood up for Wall Street when he said Americans don't want to bail out loser homeowners. Upset that Santelli canceled on the Daily Show, Jon gave CNBC the hypocrisy montage treatment, showing how the network's advice proved to be wrong over and over again.
6 Websites to Help You Get Through the Recession
The recession is in session and everyone needs all the help they can get. Thanks to the Internet, there are so many free resources that can be of great assistance — I've compiled my six favorite websites for trying financial times, whether you need to save money, manage your money, or find a new job to make money.
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Website of the Day: De-Bee
Don't let splitting bills among your friends and having someone owe you money get awkward; get De-Bee.
De-Bee is a free website that will organize casual money transactions and keep track of who owes whom.
Make groups for things like rent or vacations split up among people, invite the people involved, and De-Bee will figure out the logistics.
Website of the Day: Price Protectr
In these financial times, everyone wants to save a buck or two. I used to balk at my grandmother for clipping coupons, but now big savings at the store (by store, I usually mean Best Buy, Amazon, or Target, naturally) mean that I'm a happy camper. Plus, with so many sales going on right now, it's hard to keep your head straight.
Geek Tip: Text Mint to Get Your Bank Account Balance
I regularly sing the praises of Mint, a free site that makes it easy to manage your finances online, so when I heard about their latest feature — text message alerts of your account balances — I couldn't wait to try it out.
If you're already signed-up to Mint, just text BAL or BALANCE to MyMint (696-468) and Mint will send you the balances from all of your bank accounts that you track in your Mint account.
Now you won't have any excuses about over-spending when you're out shopping!
Website of the Day: Beat My Price
The creators of the awesome sites Retail Me Not (online coupon code source) and Bug Me Not (for bypassing unnecessary registration to view websites) have done it again with Beat My Price, an online price comparison site. With Beat My Price, you can find out if you're getting the best deal on something by entering the name of the product, the URL where you found it, and then see if anyone else found it cheaper. Results are shown from a variety of sources, and it even shows coupon codes and promotions from sites like Retail Me Not.
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