Mint.com helps more than a million users stay on top of their spending. Once account information is uploaded, Mint provides “immediate insight” into expenditures and provides advice on setting up a budget.
Wesabe.com takes a “social-networking approach” to budgeting. Its program tracks each user’s spending and compares it with that of others on the site, offering “personalized tips” on how to manage costs.
Pennyminder.com provides a spending calendar, which can be used to track outlays in such categories as Transportation, Groceries, and Entertainment. It’s “ideal for families with multiple spenders.”
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Youneedabudget.com tailors its tools for people “trying to pay off debt.” It allocates each earned dollar on a monthly basis, helping users “make adjustments” if spending gets out of control.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
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