tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post5370799876744531361..comments2024-01-03T03:32:20.260-08:00Comments on Lisa Moves: frugal living: tracking all the dollar billsLisa @ Lisa Moveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296941353317254985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-61973964578547661902015-09-20T16:25:46.644-07:002015-09-20T16:25:46.644-07:00That's right, it is the little things that rea...That's right, it is the little things that really drain the budget (ahem, $8 in chocolate here, $8 in chocolate there...). I hope that we will eventually get to the point one day where we don't have to be so strict on the budget, because it is second nature. Lisa @ Lisa Moveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296941353317254985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-3912098610228494692015-09-19T05:02:23.893-07:002015-09-19T05:02:23.893-07:00We (ahem, my husband) used to be Quicken devotees....We (ahem, my husband) used to be Quicken devotees. (According to him, Mint is the new version of Quicken). We (he) entered each and every receipt into the program in order to track our money, and while it was a pain in the butt, it WAS really useful in our early marriage. But then we got to the point where we decided we were fine without knowing things to such detail. We're both quite frugal, meaning most of our spending is either on absolute needs or occasional wants that never seem to get out of hand. My husband did just help our 19 year-old daughter get set up on Mint before she left for school. Hopefully she's using it, and hopefully will be coming to the same conclusions we did: the smallest things add up ... so maybe going to Starbucks every day, which adds up to X amount a year, which is X percent of tuition, really isn't the best use of her limited funds ... Marianhttp://greengreyandgezellig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-86547598019216189422015-09-18T20:47:40.944-07:002015-09-18T20:47:40.944-07:00I took a three year hiatus on Mint. Its definitely...I took a three year hiatus on Mint. Its definitely hard to keep it going. Lisa @ Lisa Moveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296941353317254985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-32489907518978719842015-09-18T11:57:24.735-07:002015-09-18T11:57:24.735-07:00I'm also a used-to-be-Minter. Can't rememb...I'm also a used-to-be-Minter. Can't remember why it fell by the wayside, but, yeah: It is helpful, for all the reasons you outline. Can't stand tracking every penny, and really just wanted to get a handle on where stuff was going, and it was great for that. And good on you for balancing at all. I don't. And dang if the world doesn't keep spinning. :-)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551793959655853424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-86302153373831253542015-09-18T09:04:06.850-07:002015-09-18T09:04:06.850-07:00Hey Paige! Thanks for commenting. I just clicked...Hey Paige! Thanks for commenting. I just clicked over to your blog, and it is hysterical. You got a new follower (me). Lisa @ Lisa Moveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296941353317254985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614048139535089278.post-37956523262127986542015-09-18T07:31:31.268-07:002015-09-18T07:31:31.268-07:00So weird that you would post about this today beca...So weird that you would post about this today because I just got back into my Mint account and organized everything yesterday after over a year of ignoring it! I really like it and don't know why I didn't use it for so long!<br /><br />Paige<br /><br />paigewhalen.wordpress.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921742501188987021noreply@blogger.com