Comments on: Personal Finance with Mint http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:58:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Terri Lejeune http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-183202 Terri Lejeune Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:07:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-183202 I would be interested in an update as you use this service. It looks like a really cool product. I am also interested in your opinion, Dustin, on the security issues. Is it any less secure than banking online?? I would be interested in an update as you use this service. It looks like a really cool product. I am also interested in your opinion, Dustin, on the security issues. Is it any less secure than banking online??

]]> By: bigdollordog http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182862 bigdollordog Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:32:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182862 It's all fun and games until an employee gets his laptop stolen I got 2 letters in one year, one from Boeing and one from Ameritrade, both something about, your information was stolen, employee laptop missing , go put a fraud alert on your account. have a nice day! >moral of story: don't play with anymore BB guns then you have to! It’s all fun and games until an employee gets his laptop stolen

I got 2 letters in one year, one from Boeing and one from Ameritrade, both something about, your information was stolen, employee laptop missing , go put a fraud alert on your account. have a nice day!

>moral of story: don’t play with anymore BB guns then you have to!

]]> By: jcricket http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182788 jcricket Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:28:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182788 The scary part of any SAAS model is who owns the data, the "attractiveness" someone like this would be as a target for thieves (vs. how many people would bother breaking into my house to get my Quicken data), etc. Not that banks are perfect, but there are all sorts of laws that protect us and they have a real vested interest in keeping our money safe (they even use this money as investments, which is really how they make money). This is one guy and a web site. Scoble may be all "ga ga", but I wouldn't trust that guy anymore than the paid shills who spend all their time giving movies glowing reviews. The scary part of any SAAS model is who owns the data, the “attractiveness” someone like this would be as a target for thieves (vs. how many people would bother breaking into my house to get my Quicken data), etc.

Not that banks are perfect, but there are all sorts of laws that protect us and they have a real vested interest in keeping our money safe (they even use this money as investments, which is really how they make money).

This is one guy and a web site. Scoble may be all “ga ga”, but I wouldn’t trust that guy anymore than the paid shills who spend all their time giving movies glowing reviews.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182756 Dustin Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:56:56 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182756 Great point Buliruben... The trust factor is definitely one of the scariest parts of using the service. Great point Buliruben…

The trust factor is definitely one of the scariest parts of using the service.

]]> By: biliruben http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182752 biliruben Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:29:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182752 Sounds pretty cool, if you are one of those that wants to be penny-wise (which I'm not sure I am). The first questions that pop to my head, before biting are: Are they selling my spending patterns? Can they be trusted with my bank accounts? Sounds pretty cool, if you are one of those that wants to be penny-wise (which I’m not sure I am).

The first questions that pop to my head, before biting are:

Are they selling my spending patterns?

Can they be trusted with my bank accounts?

]]> By: Ian Mariano http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182732 Ian Mariano Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:32:07 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182732 Dustin, 2 weeks ago my boss was asking me to find him a Quickbooks software on ebay. Cost around $150-$200. I dont think he'll want that when he sees this. Thanks for the post Dustin,
2 weeks ago my boss was asking me to find him a Quickbooks software on ebay. Cost around $150-$200. I dont think he’ll want that when he sees this.

Thanks for the post

]]> By: Kris Berg http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182657 Kris Berg Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:01:49 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/09/20/personal-finance-with-mint/#comment-182657 Just to play it safe, I think I will wait until they're out of Beta before I risk blowing up their servers with my spending habits. If <i>my</i> debt balances are to be reflected on Mint, I need to be certain they are set up to use scientific notation. Dustin - I look forward to the executive summary. Just to play it safe, I think I will wait until they’re out of Beta before I risk blowing up their servers with my spending habits. If my debt balances are to be reflected on Mint, I need to be certain they are set up to use scientific notation. Dustin – I look forward to the executive summary.

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