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Quicken is one of the best known financial management systems available. Its also one of the most widely used, and commonly reviewed by financial websites. It’s a particularly strong budgeting software, with plenty of features and benefits to make your financial life easier. But Quicken is hardly alone in the budgeting software space. One other…
As an online bank, LendingClub Bank’s consumer checking, savings, and CD accounts can be opened online. It’s easy to apply and takes less than five minutes. What is LendingClub Bank? Based in Boston, Massachusetts, LendingClub Bank is an online, digital bank providing personal and business banking services to consumers throughout the U.S. Founded in 1987,…
Update – This offer is now EXPIRED. Chase Sapphire Checking is Chase’s newest premium checking account, and it’s chock full of benefits coming from all directions. If you have at least $75,000 to transfer to a combination of Chase accounts, you can take advantage of what is effectively free checking, as well as no-fee and…
The banking universe is expanding, at least online. In the fintech space, there are dozens of new and relatively new online banks. They don’t usually look like traditional banks and bank accounts because they’re highly niche. Much like investment brokers, online banks specialize in product and service offerings for specific customers. Three online banks that…
Empower and YNAB are popular financial applications. There are plenty of similarities between the two. Both provide budgeting capabilities, as well as various tools to help you better manage your finances. But that’s where the similarities end. Empower does offer budgeting capabilities, but it’s mainly focused on overall financial management. This includes, first and foremost,…
About Dollar Bird DollarBird is a budgeting application, but with a twist. It uses a calendar system to track your spending. This is very different from other budgeting apps that track spending by category. The basic concept of DollarBird is daily cash management. That can make it the perfect solution if you’ve tried using budget…
Today’s budgeting tools make managing your money easy. While some are free, others have so much more to offer if you’re willing to pay a small fee. Quicken and Mint are great examples. Let’s look at which one is best for your budget. Today, there are many choices for personal finance software. Quicken and Mint…
Quicken is a popular personal finance software, but it’s designed strictly for Windows users. If you use Mac, Quicken is not an option. But that’s where Banktivity comes into the picture. Banktivity is a personal finance software app designed specifically for Mac devices. The company claims customers save $500 a year and 40 hours of…
You can’t make financial decisions if you don’t know how much money you have to work with. This is a big dilemma for many of us according to a study from OnePoll research that shows half of Americans don’t know how much money is in their bank account. Even worse, of the 2,000 Americans interviewed,…