Other Non-Bank Accounts

[cozmokrmr]

I'd love to have the ability to track all my online bills, including cellular, cable, auto, insurance, etc., and be able to keep track of due dates, amount due, and use the email/text option to be reminded. Will this be a potential option as Mint moves out of beta. It would be a nice feature to have a one stop shop for all finances.....Just curious in the future direction in this area

[Damon]

A product suggestion (and idea I like) that I will most certainly put in my feedback report.

[Caminijo]

Yeah I know who has those!!

Maybe you need an option to add a "manual account".

I have one Loan at a bank that let's me get my Checking info electronically, but the same bank does not download the loan info! Weird I know!

Same with a line of credit, I have also!

[wazoo]

this would be a feature that i would defiantly use. also, it would be nice for mint to track when i made a payment to a vendor and when it was posted to the account and adjust the reminder time accordingly.

[amar]

It wold be great to add "cash" accounts.

[Damon]

All suggestions will we most certainly look at seriously. We do realize that the financial picture for most people is generally more complicated than just a banking account and credit card.

[azured00]

Definitely need cash accounts. I'm trying to stop using my credit & debit cards!

[shinyobject]

Cash accounts are what I'm really looking for. I am trying to not use credit for buying things, but instead wait until I have the cash to buy it. Towards that end, I would like to set up budgets/accounts for a goal. Let's say I want an iPhone and I'm going to save $20/week. I'd like to be able to set up that account/budget (call it what you like) and track the progress without having to physically take money out of the bank and store it in a bunch of jars sitting around the house (kind of what I do now).

This feature would be very helpful for me.

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Once there are cash accounts, I'd also like widgets (OS X and iGoogle are my main ones) for entering cash transactions. Like spending $5 for lunch. This is really important to get a good idea of what I really spend money on. I'll take out $100 or more at a time and then go through it for all sorts of things (gas, parking, food, magazines, misc stuff, etc.). I want an easy way to log a transaction. Quicken has a Web client that is pretty quick, but still kinda cumbersome.

[Audioslave]

I completely agree with a cash/manual tracking account.

People coming out of debt may have a savings account and nothing else, and wish to track the cash they spend.
Older people tend to not use credit cards and stick to cash.
Younger people who aren't eligible for credit cards, but have a savings account and want a head start on being financially responsible (yes, some under-18 people like that exist).

Also, extending text messaging abilities would be amazine. Right now one can only get alerts (if I've got the Mint system down, but I might be completely off base). Allowing users to send texts to Mint with their spending ties in nicely with the cash/manual accounts because I, and probably most people, are more likely to send a text in that says "$7.50 Movie With Friends Cash" that would put in $7.50 in my Cash account listed as a Movie With Friends than I am to sit down later and type it in.

[mintfeedback]

It would be awesome to have insurance ( home, auto,.. ) listed in here as well. Especially if the deal finder can get better deals. I personally never got anything to work on the stupid progressive website.

[GoLukeGo]

I'd love to have the ability to track all my online bills, including cellular, cable, auto, insurance, etc., and be able to keep track of due dates, amount due, and use the email/text option to be reminded. Will this be a potential option as Mint moves out of beta. It would be a nice feature to have a one stop shop for all finances.....Just curious in the future direction in this area


I couldn't agree more. I think having monthly bills such as cable, electric, etc. as part of the total picture is essential for Mint's success.

[Damon]

All items we're looking at. I just can't promise that they would be implemented...but we're looking to see if we can.

[bmints]

I'd love to have the ability to track all my online bills, including cellular, cable, auto, insurance, etc., and be able to keep track of due dates, amount due, and use the email/text option to be reminded. Will this be a potential option as Mint moves out of beta. It would be a nice feature to have a one stop shop for all finances.....Just curious in the future direction in this area

Great idea! It would be very useful to get a snapshot view of all my various insurance policies in one place.