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Mint is a free personal finance tool that lets you see your working budget at a glance.
In an increasingly online world, Mint’s technology is hailed for its easy-to-use programs and simple-but-informative graphics of an individual’s financial picture. The money management features help consumers pay their bills on time, save for big-ticket items, and monitor their credit scores in one stop.
Using Mint is simple and straightforward. Like many apps and programs, Mint initially requires extra steps signing on and connecting your accounts. Syncing accounts like checking, credit cards, and bills are key because this is how Mint works—by curating your finances and providing an overall picture at a glance.
You can connect your mortgages, credit cards, PayPal, and as many bank accounts as you’d like, among other accounts. Mint protects its users' account information with security features that are on par with those of a bank.
When you have all of your accounts connected, Mint will provide you an overview of your finances. The next step is to develop a budget. Based on your finances, Mint will offer a proposed budget for you, but you can adjust that. You can increase or decrease a budget item like “Auto & Transport: Gas & Fuel.”
Key Takeaways
- Mint.com is an online personal finance tool that allows you to track your spending and helps you make a budget.
- Mint is a free service.
- If you want to use Mint, you must sync all of your financial accounts, or at least the ones you want to utilize via Mint.
- Mint allows you to track your spending and your credit score, and you can sign-up to receive notifications on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Linking Your Accounts
Start by using your email to register on its website or on the app and create a password. Then follow the prompts to sync your accounts. You’ll see Mint already has connections with most banks and provides a dropdown search feature for them.Mint also tracks the performance of investments and sends alerts on any suspicious activity.