Comments on: Geezeo: Get a grip on your finances! http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/ Why not take my word for it? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jenifere http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 jenifere Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:17:53 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-5866 Just wanna share that I have signed the exclusive pre-launch invitation of the upcoming new version manageME7 and so much delighted to know the discounts which I am getting.You can also avail these benefits. Just wanna share that I have signed the exclusive pre-launch invitation of the upcoming new version manageME7 and so much delighted to know the discounts which I am getting.You can also avail these benefits.

]]> By: jeniffer http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-5493 jeniffer Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:22:43 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-5493 I have used Mint in the past but did find it suitable for handling my day to day personal financial transactions.Then through google I came to know about manageME 7.0 and all my financial worries were solved.you may also check at http://www.manageme7.com I have used Mint in the past but did find it suitable for handling my day to day personal financial transactions.Then through google I came to know about manageME 7.0 and all my financial worries were solved.you may also check at http://www.manageme7.com

]]> By: 6 Cool Ways To Track Your Expenses Online — Broke Grad Student http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-5240 6 Cool Ways To Track Your Expenses Online — Broke Grad Student Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:03:20 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-5240 [...] Geezeo: Get a grip on your finances! [...] [...] Geezeo: Get a grip on your finances! [...]

]]> By: Logo Designers http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-5042 Logo Designers Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:31:35 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-5042 I like the % to goal targets like 90% to coffee. Thats a great way of presenting mundane yet importnat information that ppl need to know.....I'd be a little weary of adding credit card info to a free site.... I like the % to goal targets like 90% to coffee. Thats a great way of presenting mundane yet importnat information that ppl need to know…..I’d be a little weary of adding credit card info to a free site….

]]> By: Personal Finance Software Saves Tears | Graceful Parenting http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-5028 Personal Finance Software Saves Tears | Graceful Parenting Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:29:55 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-5028 [...] Don’t Trust This Guy talks about Geezeo (not much available about [...] [...] Don’t Trust This Guy talks about Geezeo (not much available about [...]

]]> By: Jim Jeffers http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-4908 Jim Jeffers Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:52:46 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-4908 Great points Bob! Thanks for sharing your insight and experiences with these products. Great points Bob! Thanks for sharing your insight and experiences with these products.

]]> By: Bob MacLeod http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-4907 Bob MacLeod Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:43:32 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-4907 I'm developing some handy financial management resources for our employees--especially the group that isn't doing anything. For that reason, these simple products have caught my attention. I haven't checked out Geezeo yet, but I did check out Mint and Quicken Online this week. Both have features I like... and features I didn't. Quicken Online is fast, and having used QuickBooks Online for several years, I have complete confidence in them. What I've encountered, though, is what you give up for simplicity: For example, neither Mint nor Q-O allow you to track cash. When you get money from the ATM, you have to expense it immediately, even if it sits in your wallet for a week. So if I do $100 a week, that's $5200 a year--and no idea how I spent it. (I realize that a lot of people don't really use a lot of cash these days, but the principle applies either way--they force you to expense and categorize it in advance). I haven't tried Geezeo yet, but I do have one beef that both Mint and Q-O also had: They are short on the "this is what we offer" side. They want you to sign up and give your banking info before you know what it can do. For example, Geezeo offers no tutorial or sample. I have no idea if it will let me track cash or not... I have to sign up to find out. For Mint, I had to sign up only to discover my credit union--the largest in this metro area--isn't on their list. After two test-drives this week, I'm leery of giving out any more of my banking info until I know more. I encourage these companies to provide better overviews of their software in advance. I’m developing some handy financial management resources for our employees–especially the group that isn’t doing anything. For that reason, these simple products have caught my attention.

I haven’t checked out Geezeo yet, but I did check out Mint and Quicken Online this week. Both have features I like… and features I didn’t. Quicken Online is fast, and having used QuickBooks Online for several years, I have complete confidence in them.

What I’ve encountered, though, is what you give up for simplicity: For example, neither Mint nor Q-O allow you to track cash. When you get money from the ATM, you have to expense it immediately, even if it sits in your wallet for a week. So if I do $100 a week, that’s $5200 a year–and no idea how I spent it. (I realize that a lot of people don’t really use a lot of cash these days, but the principle applies either way–they force you to expense and categorize it in advance).

I haven’t tried Geezeo yet, but I do have one beef that both Mint and Q-O also had: They are short on the “this is what we offer” side. They want you to sign up and give your banking info before you know what it can do. For example, Geezeo offers no tutorial or sample. I have no idea if it will let me track cash or not… I have to sign up to find out. For Mint, I had to sign up only to discover my credit union–the largest in this metro area–isn’t on their list.

After two test-drives this week, I’m leery of giving out any more of my banking info until I know more. I encourage these companies to provide better overviews of their software in advance.

]]> By: Chuck Reynolds http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-4812 Chuck Reynolds Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:46:41 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-4812 Intuit releases a new product today: Quicken Online, a web-based version of its popular personal finance software. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/08/an-introduction-to-quicken-online/ Intuit releases a new product today: Quicken Online, a web-based version of its popular personal finance software.

http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/08/an-introduction-to-quicken-online/

]]> By: Chuck Reynolds http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Chuck Reynolds Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:11:55 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-4724 Hey Him this article may be of interest to you as well. Basically talking about how the next killer app for Google apps could be an accounting app similar to the sites we're talking about in this article. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_accounting_google_apps.php RWW also links to a http://xero.com as a competitor to Mint and therefore Geezeo as well. I haven't heard of this one but possibly worth checking out still. I still have yet to take the time to sit down with the two sites and compare apples to oranges with all my work crunching before the holdays and year end, 3 site launches, and trying to get my own blog finalized... So when I do I'll post back. Also @Pete - I appreciate your extended hand to help me with the account. I will contact you when I get some time to use your guidance. And thanks again. Chuck Hey Him this article may be of interest to you as well. Basically talking about how the next killer app for Google apps could be an accounting app similar to the sites we’re talking about in this article.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_accounting_google_apps.php

RWW also links to a http://xero.com as a competitor to Mint and therefore Geezeo as well. I haven’t heard of this one but possibly worth checking out still.

I still have yet to take the time to sit down with the two sites and compare apples to oranges with all my work crunching before the holdays and year end, 3 site launches, and trying to get my own blog finalized… So when I do I’ll post back.

Also @Pete – I appreciate your extended hand to help me with the account. I will contact you when I get some time to use your guidance. And thanks again.

Chuck

]]> By: Peter Glyman http://donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-4704 Peter Glyman Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:26:12 +0000 http://www.donttrustthisguy.com/2007/11/26/geezeo-get-a-grip-on-your-finances/#comment-4704 Hey Jim, Yea we definitely need to fix the expense categories. We're in the process of negating things like Payment, Transfer, Income, etc. Feel free to shoot me an email. We just need to light up student loans. Should be live in a week or so. Pete Hey Jim, Yea we definitely need to fix the expense categories. We’re in the process of negating things like Payment, Transfer, Income, etc.

Feel free to shoot me an email. We just need to light up student loans. Should be live in a week or so.

Pete

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