Top Produc*vity Boos*ng Finance Apps for 2015
One of the great benefits of mobile compu*ng is the ability to calculate costs, income, finances and do accoun*ng on the move. Here are five mobile apps that help you manage your finances.
Budget Book The simple fact this app requires no Internet connec*on immediately puts it at the top of the list. Budget Book allows you to get different views of the same data and to organize your financial sta*s*cs into both tables and charts to get a beKer picture of your money situa*on.
Venmo Touted by Forbes as the “crown jewel” of finance apps, Venmo allows you to *e your credit card and bank account to your device, then send payments through your address book directly to another user’s bank account. This is PayPal on a rocket sled, except as of this wri*ng it is iOS only.
Wikinvest Por3olio Manager This one is also an iOS only app, but the ability to import your en*re porSolio and then track it on a mobile device is really way too good to be true. Combined with the ability to track market news and a price tag of free and you have a clear winner. Computers, and most especially mobile computers, have always had the poten*al to improve an investor’s ability to maintain a moment-‐by-‐moment watch on their porSolio and to iden*fy under-‐performing investments. Apps like Wikinvest are precisely the kinds of technologies that help realize the promise of individual inves*ng with beKer and more capable tools.
Mint This app has been around forever. Mint was the original website + app combina*on that demonstrated what was possible with a mobile finance app. Mint’s apps allow you to combine account details with budgets and track both simultaneously. It also connects to your bank, credit cards and other accounts so you can get up-‐to-‐the-‐second data on your accounts.
Manilla This is a bill-‐paying app, and aside from having a direct electronic account with each of your u*lity and vendor companies, there is no faster or more convenient way to stay on top of what you owe, to whom and when. Bill paying is one of those problems computers were invented to solve, aand the Manilla app is proof the solu*on doesn’t have to be expensive or cumbersome.
While mobile apps are not a solu*on to poor money management, they are excellent tools when combined with a sound plan and a disciplined approach to good financial principles.
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