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Inspired by Leo’s Massive GTD Resource List at Zen Habits, I decided to put together a massive resource list for personal finances. It’s definitely not comprehensive. So, if you see something that I should add to the list, let me know in the comments. Enjoy.

Online Money Management Tools

Unless otherwise stated, all applications are free.

  • Wesabe Track your expenses and get budgeting tips from other users.
  • Money Trackin Powerful online budget tool.
  • Yodlee It’s like having Quicken online for free.
  • Myvelopes If you’re a big fan of the envelope budget system, then try this digital version of it. ($7.90/month)
  • DimeWise You can define multiple accounts and enter and track your transactions. You can also create reports
  • Foonance You can import your bank statements and track expenses with Foonance.
  • iOWEYOU Track and manage shared expenses with others.
  • Buxfer Manage shared expenses.
  • MedBill Manager Manage your medical expenses with this app.
  • iiProperty If you own property that you rent out, iiProperty can help you manage it.
  • Rentometer If you’re a renter, and you want to find out if you’re getting ripped off on rent, check out Rentometer. It will tell you what others are paying in your area.
  • billQ Track and manage your bills.
  • BillMonk Track expenses between friends, roommates. You can also settle bills online via Obopay
  • billster Track personal and shared expenses.
  • BudgetOnWeb Manage your budge, schedules, and contracts in an Excel-like interface
  • BudgetTracker Manage your budget. You can track upcoming bills through RSS
  • ClearCheckBook Expense tracker.
  • ExpenseView Manage your budget and track expenses.
  • JustBudget Budget manager.
  • MySpendingPlan Another budget tool.
  • Plan2Spend Organize your bills and payments
  • SpendingProfile Yet another budget and expense tracker.
  • Track Your Budget A simple budget and transaction tracker.

Offline Software

Unless otherwise stated, all applications are free.

Investing Tools

  • Sharebuilder
  • eTrade
  • Zecco Zecco provides free online investment trading.
  • Wikinancial It’s a wiki about stocks.
  • StockTickr Social investing application. Stock watch lists are shared amongst member.
  • SaneBull AJAX driven web app that allows users to drag and drop information they want to see on their homepage
  • GStock GStock uses a “virtual supercomputer” to analyze stock purchases. It will send you BUY/SELL alerts for your stock portfolio.
  • DigStock It’s Digg for stocks.
  • CAPS CAPS is run by The Motley Fool. CAPS is a community where you can share investment tips.
  • BullPoo BullPoo is another social investing site. Swap info and read blogs about different stocks.
  • Prosper Prosper allows you to lend money to others and make a profit on interest.

How to Use Quicken

How to Use MS Money

There were surprisingly few articles on MS Money. It looks like most people either use Quicken or their own spreadsheet.

Spreadsheets

Analog Tools

Tools For Mobiles & PDAs

Most of the online money tracking tools allow you to access your information on your cell or PDA.

Calculators

Magazines and Newspapers

Books

Forums and Groups

There are thousands of forums on personal finance, budgeting, ect. I picked out what I thought were the best. If you want to see more, go to Yahoo! Groups and run a search for personal finance. You’ll find tons of groups dedicated to the subject.

Blog Carnivals

Blogs

Excellent Personal Finance Articles

High Yield On-line Savings Accounts

Check out Which Online High Yield Savings Account Is Best? at Get Rich Slowly for a comprehensive comparison of all on-line saving accounts.

Credit Card Reward Programs

These are the top credit card reward programs according to Money Magazine. See their article here for more details.

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70 Comments

  1. Rich Minx on 29.05.2007 at 06:37 (Reply)

    Wow, what a list! +1 Digg.

  2. AgentSully on 29.05.2007 at 06:54 (Reply)

    Holy Resource Batman! This is awesome. Can’t wait to dig into this.
    Dugg it and will delicious too so I can always find it! Awesome!

  3. SavingDiva on 29.05.2007 at 10:24 (Reply)

    Great list! I definitely will check out more than a few of those links.

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  5. Alexandre on 30.05.2007 at 00:09 (Reply)

    awesome list! Thanks.
    Although, iBank (great Mac app) is missing…

  6. Brett McKay on 30.05.2007 at 08:10 (Reply)

    Alexandre-
    Thanks for stopping by. I’ve added iBank to the list.

  7. Brett McKay on 30.05.2007 at 08:16 (Reply)

    Rich Minx-
    Thanks for the Digg!

  8. Brett McKay on 30.05.2007 at 08:17 (Reply)

    Agent Sully-
    Thanks for adding the post to delicious. I’d love for this post to get on the most popular list, however, I don’t think it will. I hope the info is useful!

  9. mapgirl on 30.05.2007 at 09:00 (Reply)

    Oh hey! Thanks for the link! I would highly recommend adding Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel to your book list. I love that book. The Tao of Warren Buffett is actually very good too. I have a book review list post somewhere if you want to link to it. For a while I was reviewing books from the library, but fell behind.

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  11. AgentSully on 31.05.2007 at 08:30 (Reply)

    May I also suggest this book too:
    John Bogle’s book”The little book of common sense investing”
    Excellent starter investing book and at the same time great for experienced investors also!

    I also have a few articles over at my site which might interest your readers too:

    Investing Made Easy - A Simple Guide

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    Best regards. I’ve already been using this guide as a reference and linked to it in my Investing Made Easy guide.
    Best Regards.

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  14. Q at $1 Million to My Name on 04.06.2007 at 13:54 (Reply)

    That’s one helluva list! I will link to it

  15. Q at $1 Million to My Name on 04.06.2007 at 13:56 (Reply)

    Oh yeah, and could you add me to your bloglist? :-)

  16. Brett McKay on 04.06.2007 at 16:04 (Reply)

    Q-
    Thanks for stopping by. I’m glad you found it useful.

    About the add to the bloglist- I’ll add you if you add me

  17. pf101 on 04.06.2007 at 22:58 (Reply)

    Yowza!

    This gets a link in my blog and on my website’s resources page!

    Great list!

  18. Brett McKay on 05.06.2007 at 07:20 (Reply)

    pf101-
    Thanks for the link! I’m glad you found the list useful.

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  21. The Digerati Life on 05.06.2007 at 18:09 (Reply)

    You rock! I wanted to write something like this for a long time but procrastinated! Well you beat me to it. So I’m saving this post as a resource for myself as well :D. COOL!!

  22. Brett McKay on 05.06.2007 at 19:30 (Reply)

    Digerati-
    Thanks for the compliment! I was surprised that no one else had done anything like this. It didn’t get the reaction I was hoping for (ie increased traffic and links), but I guess that’s because I don’t have a big presence on the Personal Finance blog scene yet. I’m glad you found it useful and I hope others get some use out of it as well. Peace out.

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  25. Maggie on 08.06.2007 at 05:01 (Reply)

    Wow…thanks for compiling this list! I’ll be checking out quite a few of these sites and apps over the next few weeks.

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  27. Gloria on 08.06.2007 at 07:15 (Reply)

    Excellent list..just what I need to Zen down my life that has been too hectic and to overwhelming, especially on the financial front. I can see money coming in, I can see it going out but I can’t seem to figure out which door they came in, and which door they go out!

    I’m subscribing to you, and this one goes to del.icio.us!

    Thanks!

  28. Brett McKay on 08.06.2007 at 07:30 (Reply)

    Maggie-
    You’re very welcome! Thanks for stopping by!

  29. Brett McKay on 08.06.2007 at 07:33 (Reply)

    Gloria-
    I wish you well in your effort to Zen down your life and I hope the list can help you out. Thank you so much for subscribing and adding the post to delicious. Hope to see you around these parts more often!

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  31. Ben on 08.06.2007 at 09:50 (Reply)

    Am I the only one who is somewhat suspicious of all the online finance applications, like Yodlee, Wesabe and the like?

    It doesn’t really give me a warm fuzzy feeling to put my financial data, including (in some cases) account numbers in the hands of a third party like that.

    I don’t deny that they’re useful as heck, but I won’t use them for that reason.

  32. Jason on 08.06.2007 at 10:26 (Reply)

    How about Bankarama (http://www.bankarama.com) - the fastest checking account tracker for Windows Mobile!

    :)

    Jason Thane
    Lead Developer
    Bankarama
    Seattle, WA

  33. Brett McKay on 08.06.2007 at 13:56 (Reply)

    Ben-
    Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I can see your concern. ID theft is definitely something that freaks the crap out of me. However, these companies are pretty reputable. I wouldn’t just throw my accounts around willy nilly to every new web 2.0 start up.

  34. Ryan Pharis on 08.06.2007 at 14:57 (Reply)

    I use TrackYourBudget, my own personal financial app (http://www.trackyourbudget.com).

    It’s free and has just what you need to track personal expenses with new features being worked on.

    Anyone’s welcome to register.

  35. cady on 08.06.2007 at 15:02 (Reply)

    this is my favorite mortgage calculator because it allows to to account for extra monthly payments as well as annual or 1 time lump sum principle reductions.

    http://mortgage-x.com/calculators/extra_payments.asp

    Great list! Thanks for compiling it.

  36. Ben on 08.06.2007 at 17:55 (Reply)

    I didn’t mean to be negative, but really wanted to raise the question, because I don’t see it discussed anywhere and wondered what others think.

    I guess my real issue is the lack of a formal fiduciary relationship with these sites.

    For example, I don’t have as much of an issue with supplying third party account information for ACH to, say, HSBC, because there’s a real fiduciary relationship there. Laws, regulations, and possible sanctions surrounding the appropriate use and safeguarding of my information. Recognized standards for data security, etc.

    That’s not there with many of these other sites (or if it is, it isn’t apparent).

    I also have concerns about the business models of some of the Web 2.0 aggregators. They’ve got to be making money somewhere to remain viable, and a logical place for that monetization is to collect statistical data on their users and resell that (presumably) aggregated data. What’s to say that they’re not providing lists of prospects to companies based on account balances?

    I’m also reserving judgment (and being cautious) about the likes of Wesabe. They’ve only been around since about Nov 2006.

    I don’t know. Perhaps I’m just overly paranoid and not very hip to Web 2.0. But it raises flags to me when a private entity with no formal oversight is asking for very personal (and profitable) data and my reassurance that this data will remain private amounts to “Trust us.”

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  39. Brodie on 08.06.2007 at 21:20 (Reply)

    Please add KMyMoney to the list of offline software! It’s a free, open source personal money management program for Linux. I really like it.

    Its website’s here: http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/index-home.html

  40. noma on 08.06.2007 at 21:20 (Reply)

    Hmmm. Fantastic list. Where do you find the time?? You make it. I have similar thoughts to Ben above. I mean, for Money Trackin, their slogan is “online accounting for real people.” What about us unreal people? Do real people eat quiche? Awesome list.

  41. Brett McKay on 09.06.2007 at 06:03 (Reply)

    Ben-
    You raise an important point about there not being any formal oversight over these companies. The potential for abuse is definitely there. It will be interesting to see which way the law goes as more and more people start using these types of services.

  42. Brett McKay on 09.06.2007 at 06:08 (Reply)

    Nomma-
    Thanks for stopping by! I think as long as the unreal people just say they’re real people, it shouldn’t be a problem. Even if you said you’re an unreal person, Money Trackin wouldn’t believe you because unreal people don’t exist, but they do, but they don’t know that, so they’ll just let you use their services.

  43. Brett McKay on 09.06.2007 at 06:09 (Reply)

    Brodie-
    Thanks for the tip! I’ll add it to the list right away.

  44. My Favourite Sites on 10.06.2007 at 08:17 (Reply)

    nice list

  45. My Favourite Sites on 10.06.2007 at 08:21

    Tools for managing your money…

    Have you ever thought of tools that can be used to manage your money? There are many infact. Like offline tools, online tools and softwares etc….

  46. Brett McKay on 10.06.2007 at 12:00 (Reply)

    Thank you for visiting and thank you for linking to the post.

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  48. pf101 on 11.06.2007 at 08:57 (Reply)

    Brett,

    On another carnival someone mentioned Financial Engines: https://www.financialengines.com/FeContent?&s=Prd657a8831bac5ca5&pact=gawelcome&pt=ga&act=welcome.

    It’s a great resource you might want to add. Many of the large 401k management companies offer it but you can also access a scaled down version for free as an individual. I used to use it when I worked at Vanguard and it was very useful. I imagine it has only gotten better.

    pf101

  49. Nick on 11.06.2007 at 10:34 (Reply)

    There’s a new company that offers personal finance sims: www.finfo.com. You can compare colleges, jobs in different cities, and create a budget.

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  53. SingleGuyMoney on 21.07.2007 at 18:40 (Reply)

    That list is awesome. Quite a few services I can use to help manage my finances. Thanks a million!

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  54. Brett McKay on 21.07.2007 at 18:42 (Reply)

    Thanks for stopping by SingleGuyMoney! I’m glad you found the list helpful. Let me know if I can help you with anything.

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  57. Marie on 06.08.2007 at 03:18 (Reply)

    Whoa! Mind boggling. Will definitely look into this and will share at my blog. I’ll probably have to sort later on which ones can be useful in my locality because it’s mostly US resources.
    I was hoping to have a web app that would integrate my accounts here in the Philippines. Sigh. Maybe will have to add that to our web startup’s projects.

  58. Michael on 22.08.2007 at 22:29 (Reply)

    Another great tool is Mint! It’s a free online tool to manage your money and suggest ways you could be saving money. It is currently in Beta and requires an invitation to use, but as an original alpha user, I have extra Beta invites. If you are interested, please see the following eBay auction:

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    Even if you don’t want to buy a Beta invitation, at least check out www.mint.com and read their personal finance tips blog.

    Disclaimer: I am not an owner or employee of Mint, just an alpha tester with extra beta invites.

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  62. al on 19.10.2007 at 07:03 (Reply)

    I had been using an excel sheet for a long time and finally came across budgetEDGE (www.budgetedge.com). This is by far the most comprehensive online budgeting/expense tracking tool I have used.

    I have tried mint and I like their charting and the overall look of the site, but I choose budgetEDGE simply because it offers more features such as manual account entry, credit card tracking, and basic asset and debt management. There is a basic charting module that graphs aggregate demographic data and I hear these guys are going to release a more advanced version soon.

    I find the interface very simple and intuitive and didn’t have to wait a month for an invitation to join (like i had to for mint). I would definitely recommend this tool to people looking for a complete budgeting and financial planning experience.

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  64. Danny on 09.01.2008 at 07:48 (Reply)

    Excellent List!

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  66. Harei on 16.03.2008 at 21:34 (Reply)

    For your information, there is a great little online personal budgeting website that is truly free and truly anonymous. It lets you open your private budget account with just your e-mail and asks nothing more from you.

    You are immediately given a great looking, easy to use budget page, and you can also generate monthly reports to your e-mail for safe keeping before end of month closing and starting a new month.

    The website is at:
    http://www.myexp.org/OOTD_gate.php

  67. Crystal on 07.04.2008 at 02:06 (Reply)

    Thanks for the list and the myexp.org link is great. I think I might open an account there

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