OpenDNS or Google Public DNS are both excellent and free public DNS services. The problem is that if your bank account is hacked and they find you have a Mint.com account, you get reimbursed ZERO DOLLARS, even if the hack has no connection to Mint.com because you gave your PIN to a third party.
When I started using Mint in the past, I had debt and needed to know where my money was going. This article is missing a conclusion. © Ookla, LLC. You enter your login information with your bank, and your bank sends a unique API key to Mint. Since Mint doesn’t have this information, neither would a hacker. You have to “fool” the Mint program and export information from the budget one category at a time to Excel to get a good report. link. I get that some people like it, but its not for me. On a side note, I have yet to find a local application that acts like Mint with regard to online accounts.

The thing I don’t get is why Mint doesn’t have capability to upload a spreadsheet/CSV file – it would be easy enough to create that capability, and then I wouldn’t have to enter my password, I could just download my data from my bank and upload it to Mint …For the record, I do use Mint, but just for my credit cards and one chequing account. Again thanks for the response. Even if a breach occurs at a third party, if money is stolen from you, your bank should replace it and run an investigation. I’m considering leaving Mint as well. You say your accounts will be wiped dry, and then you say “However, once they get in, they won2. What do I do if I forgot my Intuit Account password? Sometimes Mint.com got things wrong too, by misclassifying or duplicating transactions.So I’d have to correct mistakes and be extra diligent about reviewing the numbers. Did I want to Through this process, I learn that if I wanted to retire before 65 years of age, I needed to make investing my top priority. Note: Enter your email address and phone number. I also only have one bank account since you use YNAB to allocate the money, not different accounts. By law, we are required to ask your consent to show the content that is normally displayed here. But since then, my financial institutions have added the third layer of protection to their website. Luckily that account didn’t have more or he would have lose more.I’m considering using Mint but want to get some more information before deciding. Absolutely valid concern, however there are banks that allow to create a read-only guest account which works great for third-party applications like Mint. How do I confirm my account? I won’t name banks I know that provide such feature just not to make any awkward advertising here, but we can discuss privately.And if there are some destructive actions made through read-only guest account (which functionality is provided by the bank), the bank is responsible for it.That’s how I started to happily use Mint.com and plan to do so as well.The really stupid thing is that there are lots of ways that something like Mint could be done without having to give it your banking password. Just because you have nothing to hide does not make this violation of the 4th Amendment okay. Most security breaches happen because of bad internet use habitsI am definitely a fan of budgeting, and everyone should have one.
@Maya- That sounds reasonable. All I want is reliable software. If you dont think you have one, you are relying on your monthly psychological patterns for how much money you spend per day, and you are getting lucky.In addition, if you are spending an hour a day reviewing mint, you are using it incorrectly. I would pay extra ($50 to $60 a year but not over $100 a year) for this service but only very large account holders and business are given this option in America.

Do you have any insight you could offer as to why our budget says we have money that is not in the bank even at the end of the month? 🙂Just right after I registered my account with mint.com by using my email address and cellphone# I received scam text from scam phone# that I received money and the link for me to deposit into my account. But you shouldn’t rely on one thing to make your dreams come true.

So even if they were hacked, now the hackers have to crack encryption to get your password. This issue has been going on for days. It’s a little labour intensive, but it means I have to constantly be on it, which means I’m constantly checking on our spending which keeps us in line.

Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Verify that your username and password are up to date. at the time my bank account was still linked so the numbers were changing every week.