Personal finance software - Page 2

Daz · 29-04-2010, 15:54

Barclays have started on, no idea if its any good though : http://www.bank.barclays.co.uk/Helps...P1242561069586

Stan_Lite · 29-04-2010, 16:01

Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I've had a look at all of them and a few more I found and I'm leaning towards the good old Excel spreadsheet. Looking at all the software, they all have loads of features and useful stuff - the downside of which is that I could spend ages trawling through loads of stuff I don't need to find what I do need (and run the risk of not finding exactly what I need).

The Excel spreadsheet is ultimately configurable, in that I can add or leave out as many features as I want. It would be nice to find something ready made with a pretty UI which was tailored exactly to my needs but it's not going to happen so my best bet is to do it myself. I won't get the pretty interface but I will get something that does what I need it to do and nothing more. All I need to do is to get used to keeping it up to date.

Hopefully the act of manually inputting my spending will allow me to keep better tabs on what I'm doing with my money and encourage me to be less wasteful.

Kitten · 29-04-2010, 16:18

Leo & I used to use one for Mac, can't remember its name, but we ended up going back to Excel. Easy to customise and set up formulas. Does the job without bells and whistles.

LeperousDust · 29-04-2010, 16:49

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Originally Posted by Daz

Barclays have started on, no idea if its any good though : http://www.bank.barclays.co.uk/Helps...P1242561069586

Yeah i have seen that but to do anything useful on the mobile site you then need to use their chip and pin extra thingy, which although very secure is a pain in the ass because i'm not carrying it around when its HUGE in relation to everything i'd have on me, so it would mean i'd only use their "mobile" site at home

Genius!

Mark · 29-04-2010, 17:56

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Kublax was also good until they lost funding and shut down

IIRC, Kublax were using a third-party service to obtain all the information from the banks. That third party was still in operation and provided their own similar service. Can't remember the name though.

LeperousDust · 29-04-2010, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Mark

IIRC, Kublax were using a third-party service to obtain all the information from the banks. That third party was still in operation and provided their own similar service. Can't remember the name though.

Oooooooohh sounds interesting because i quite liked using kublax!

Mark · 30-04-2010, 02:10

Yodlee.

There's several others that offer a similar service too.

29-04-2010, 15:54	#11
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Barclays have started on, no idea if its any good though : http://www.bank.barclays.co.uk/Helps...P1242561069586 __________________ apt-get moo

29-04-2010, 16:01	#12
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I've had a look at all of them and a few more I found and I'm leaning towards the good old Excel spreadsheet. Looking at all the software, they all have loads of features and useful stuff - the downside of which is that I could spend ages trawling through loads of stuff I don't need to find what I do need (and run the risk of not finding exactly what I need). The Excel spreadsheet is ultimately configurable, in that I can add or leave out as many features as I want. It would be nice to find something ready made with a pretty UI which was tailored exactly to my needs but it's not going to happen so my best bet is to do it myself. I won't get the pretty interface but I will get something that does what I need it to do and nothing more. All I need to do is to get used to keeping it up to date. Hopefully the act of manually inputting my spending will allow me to keep better tabs on what I'm doing with my money and encourage me to be less wasteful. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

29-04-2010, 16:18	#13
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	Leo & I used to use one for Mac, can't remember its name, but we ended up going back to Excel. Easy to customise and set up formulas. Does the job without bells and whistles. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

30-04-2010, 02:10	#17
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yodlee. There's several others that offer a similar service too.