I am brand new to the whole online finance idea. Ok, before I read this blog last night, I had never even heard of it. It sounds like it might be a real useful tool to use, so I've been researching them this morning. I decided I would do my research before I visit any of the actual sites, and see what others think of it. The First and Second reviews I found were older, but still had some valuable info. I found that there are many finance sites out there (Mint, Yodlee, Wesabe, Geezeo) and I'm sure that there are many more, but these seemed to be the most touched on sites. The Third review was from a professional opinion, and most current. On that site, there was also a link where I found what I thought was the Most helpful review.

It seems like Mint would be the most useful and helpful to our needs, but I was really concerned about having to hand over all of my personal info. I could just picture some hacker breaking into Mint and getting free range access to who and what ever info their hearts desired. After coming across the last review though, I almost feel comfortable. Of course, I haven't even explored the site yet, but just knowing that they have the same securities as online banking really helps. Mint has been around since 2006, and I haven't heard anything about them yet, so I think that's a good sign that they haven't been all over the news. I suppose handing over my info isn't much different from paying a bill, or accessing your bank accounts online.

Have any of you heard of this, or used any of the online finance tools? Let me know if you have a review of your own, or if you've heard from someone who has used them. I think I'm going to go ahead and try out Mint.com. I'll let you know how it goes!