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Mint now lets users keep track of their Bitcoins

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Re: Mint now lets users keep track of their Bitcoins

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Does anyone think there is room for a new mint-like service?

I've been thinking about that for a while. Besides a different design and time to reach feature parity, what would be the "unique" thing to solve the problem of managing one's finances?

Re: Mint now lets users keep track of their Bitcoins

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I wish they'd add support for not double-counting my credit card purchases instead.

Ha, yes... and support for not counting money transferred from savings to checking as income would be nice too.

And the money withdrawn from PayPal account to bank account.

Re: Mint now lets users keep track of their Bitcoins

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Does anyone think there is room for a new mint-like service?

I've been thinking about that for a while. Besides a different design and time to reach feature parity, what would be the "unique" thing to solve the problem of managing one's finances?

As a hobby project, I'm working on a tool to help improve spending habits. I'm not crazy enough to imagine I'd ever reach feature parity with mint, but I personally know plenty of folks who use the well known personal finance tools yet seem to make a lot of careless purchases they later regret. And while mint is fine for what it does, I don't think it really points you in the direction of disciplined, thoughtful spending. If you want to stick to a budget but you find it hard, I think there's an opportunity for a more focused tool.

More than simply building a savings account, the other side of the coin is making your spending more meaningful by reducing impulsive buying. Saving a few bucks here and there with coupons or promotional discount is way too easy to spoil with just one thoughtless purchase.

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