Kirako needs a budget. For realz.

10 responses to this plurk.

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  October 02, 2008 at 23:07 Kirako says It honestly *just* dawned on me that I need this. What the hell were my parents thinking when they *forgot* to teach me about money!?
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  October 02, 2008 at 23:09 meggan says lol Have you tried mint.com ? it's a free money management tool that helps you make a budget and you can get alerts if you get close to it.
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  October 02, 2008 at 23:10 meggan says I used it basically to monitor my spending, see where stuff goes, etc. It has pretty charts and graphs and you can input lots of accounts.
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  October 02, 2008 at 23:11 Cristina says I personally like Quicken. After using it for 3 years I can't understand how people go without a management program like that
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  October 02, 2008 at 23:12 meggan says some girls at work also just use an excel spreadsheet and keep all their receipts. I like mint because it does it automatically. No math.
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  October 02, 2008 at 23:15 Starfury says This sounds like exactly what I need. Not totally awful with money, but I seem to manage to fritter each month with not alot to show for it
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  October 03, 2008 at 03:14 mendifae says I have a budget that I worked out for my family. I kept missing bills due dates and was paying late fees - not anymore!
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  October 03, 2008 at 14:08 Kirako says I've had Mint for a while but I've never done much with it, to be honest. I just actually tried some new software that I adore so far...
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  October 03, 2008 at 14:08 Kirako says ...so we'll see how that works! But I do recommend Mint to anyone, it's a really cool system. The spending charts are fabulous alone...
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  October 03, 2008 at 14:09 Kirako says ...and I would probably use it by itself if my bank didn't already do those spending charts.