What do you use for budgeting apps?
TomPucci85
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I'm trying to get on top of my finances, and i'be been looking into various different apps.
Does anyone use:
Mint?
You Need a Budget?
or bank related things, like Monzo targets?
or Cleo?
Just wondering what peoples thoughts were on these, as they all seem to approach how you track and budget slightly differently. You Need a Budget looks slightly interesting, but i'm not sure if it's worth paying for.
Does anyone use:
Mint?
You Need a Budget?
or bank related things, like Monzo targets?
or Cleo?
Just wondering what peoples thoughts were on these, as they all seem to approach how you track and budget slightly differently. You Need a Budget looks slightly interesting, but i'm not sure if it's worth paying for.
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With YNAB, you are buying into a method (zero-based budgeting). It has helped me to eradicate my debt, transitioning into a regular saver instead. I wholeheartedly recommend! (Well worth every penny)I work within the voluntary sector, supporting vulnerable people to rebuild their lives.
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Thanks, it definitely seems like the best in terms of methodology, but 6.99 a month does add up, so I was concerned to see whether that is worth it compared to other free options, and see what peoples experiences are using the free options who have also tried You Need a Budget.
Have you used any of the others?0 -
TomPucci85 wrote: »I'm trying to get on top of my finances, and i'be been looking into various different apps.
Does anyone use:
Mint?
You Need a Budget?
or bank related things, like Monzo targets?
or Cleo?
Just wondering what peoples thoughts were on these, as they all seem to approach how you track and budget slightly differently. You Need a Budget looks slightly interesting, but i'm not sure if it's worth paying for.0 -
I have used MS Money for over a decade but since it is no longer supported, I have switched to AceMoney for a one-off payment of $24.99. MS Money is also still in use by many forumites and is still available for free download - search the forum if you want the link.
Neither have apps versions. You need a Windows PC for them.0 -
I use MS Money for all my individual accounts as well as an overall budget account. I have duplicated the budget account as an Excel spreadsheet so I can have it on my phone as an excel document and PDF.0
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I'm also a massive fan of YNAB, but I am still on the old version that was a one-off payment to buy. I love the app and particularly that my husband and I can share the same budget via Dropbox so we both log our expenditure to the same running totals.
The version I'm using is no longer supported and may well fail at some point in the future, probably if there's ever an update to Dropbox which means YNAB doesn't work with it any more. At that point I will probably pay for it, although it is a bit steep.0 -
M.S Money is no longer supported
BUT it still works fine ….if you enter DATA
manually
i.e. you spend,,,, then enter data
loads or more data,,,,, you can then get for THE future
you then know what you ARE spending !0 -
gingercordial wrote: »I'm also a massive fan of YNAB, but I am still on the old version that was a one-off payment to buy. I love the app and particularly that my husband and I can share the same budget via Dropbox so we both log our expenditure to the same running totals.
The version I'm using is no longer supported and may well fail at some point in the future, probably if there's ever an update to Dropbox which means YNAB doesn't work with it any more. At that point I will probably pay for it, although it is a bit steep.
To the OP, I have tried other apps but none of them quite do it like YNAB, which just works perfectly for us.Retired at age 56 after having "light bulb moment" due to reading MSE and its forums. Have been converted to the "budget to zero" concept and use YNAB for all monthly budgeting and long term goals.0 -
I use KMyMoney. It's totally free and does not send your info to other companies.Goals
Save £12k in 2017 #016 (£4212.06 / £10k) (42.12%)
Save £12k in 2016 #041 (£4558.28 / £6k) (75.97%)
Save £12k in 2014 #192 (£4115.62 / £5k) (82.3%)0 -
Question to YNAB fans. Last time I looked at YNAB is several years ago. Has it improved on the shortfalls I identified back then?
My assessment then was: YNAB might be fine if you have just one or two accounts. If you have dozens, including investment accounts, it's totally useless. Investment accounts aren't supported at all. It also doesn't offer import from MS Money or AceMoney, so migrating your existing data would be a nightmare.0
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