Comments on: I guess I spent that much

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:02:15 +0000

Ramit — I’d happily test your app. I’m not much of a computer geek, but by day I’m currently making a living doing user-end testing on software. I’d love to test something I actually care about.

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:24:42 +0000

Not to burst your bubble, love your blog, but try mvelopes. It uses the transaction logs from your checking accounts, and I always know how much ive spent on what, the day off.. unless your planning on making a free version of that of couse

By: makingitbig

makingitbig — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:53:22 +0000

When the wife and I began keeping a budget, it totally opened our eyes to how much we actually spent (vs. how much we think we spend).

It’s easily the best tip for anyone trying to save/make money.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:35:52 +0000

http://www.gnucash.org/

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:00:08 +0000

Hey Ramit, I'm interested in helping you test it. I find that Money/Quicken are usually too complicated for what I need. I usually just use a simple notepad instead. I like the type of budget that is in this article: http://www.jongasm.com/wealth.pdf

By: Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:45:39 +0000

Thanks, K.

Andrew: Good god, I am a moron. I don’t know why I typed that. You’re right–of course it will run on any machine since it’s an online app.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:01:58 +0000

You say it’s “online” but won’t run on Linux?

By: Kimber

Kimber — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:36:46 +0000

Big congrats on the BusinessWeek mention!

Well deserved recognition!

By: MyNameIsMatt

MyNameIsMatt — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:59:18 +0000

Off topic, but on post — the pictures. Love the addition. Somewhat ‘Creating Passionate Users’-esque (the blog), but the placement of the text annoys me. I’m guessing that you’re trying for a, “this is what’s they’re thinking” kind of statement, but all you end up doing is covering up their faces. Those people are visual and emotional cues to us, but that’s blocked by the text. Put simply, can you move the text, and not put it over people’s faces?

On topic, look forward to seeing the app.

By: Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:18:14 +0000

Andrew: It’ll be free to use the basic features, and there’ll be an advanced (for-pay) version.

Ken: It’ll be online, simpler, and easier to use. I really want to like Quicken/Money, but they’re just too complicated. Plus, there are some specific money issues that young people care about, which Quicken/Money don’t address.

Doug: It won’t at first, but who knows about later?

BrianS: I agree. Also, as we’ve discovered, that’s pretty hard. More to come on that…

Thanks also for the offers to help. I hope this answers some of the questions, but I’ll post more as we get closer to it.