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Mint

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Mint
Mint uses insightful categories, crystal-clear graphics, and approachable language to tell you exactly what’s going on with your money.
Pros
Account setup
Transaction sorting
Visualizes spending
Budgets feature

Why we chose it

Account setup

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If you’re totally new to money management, Mint is the way to go. The simplicity starts with account setup. Mint links all of your accounts with the same bank in one fell swoop, so it only takes a minute to get rolling. Then it pulls two months’ worth of transaction history and begins categorizing.

Transaction sorting

Intuit’s products (the other being Quicken) nail down transactions better than any other software we looked at. They even break down subcategories (think: “Fast Food” instead of “Restaurants”), making it easy to visualize and categorize your monthly spending.

Mint (left) labels every transaction clearly, while Personal Capital (right) uses general categories.

Visualizes spending

Mint uses a unique pie chart system to show you how your income and expenses break down, and it allows you to adjust these charts to show spending for specific categories, accounts, or time periods. This is a level of financial visibility we didn’t see anywhere else. It gives you deep insight into your own habits so you can check in and make adjustments if need be.

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Mint automatically visualizes your spending habits, so you can see where your money’s going at a glance.

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Budgets feature

Mint allows you to create budgets for a number of categories. Start with the preset budgets, like 'Restaurants' and 'Transportation,' or create as many custom categories as you like. After doing so, the software will automatically fill them in. We did notice that Mint isn’t as smart about labeling budgets as it is with transactions (it slotted a bus pass into “Education,” for example), but after a little tinkering, it’s great for automatically tracking your spending.

With your budgets and savings goals shown in bar graphs like the one above, it’s easy to log in and make on-the-spot financial decisions. For instance, you can pull out your phone at the grocery store, look at your grocery budget, and decide whether to splurge on the $25 rosé or stick to the $10 bottle (without doing any frantic mental math).

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Mint shows your budgets clearly, so you can check in and see how you’re doing at a glance.

Points to consider

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We love that Mint is a free personal finance app — but that does mean putting up with banner ads. They’re not overwhelming, but you will have to scroll through some full-screen credit card and loan offers. If you’re looking for a more streamlined experience, we recommend checking out Quicken.