I think there is a conspiracy.

The whole world seems to think that monday’s are the worst thing since prohibition (Even my partner in crime is on the Mundane Monday Train) but I want to take the other side of that coin. I think Monday’s can be pretty “Money”.

Well at least on my blog they can be. Every monday i’m going to try to talk about how you can use technology to better your life and your finances.

Mint Money Monday

For the first episode of Money Monday we will talk about a free and awesome site that automatically tracks all of your spending. Welcome to Mint.com. The way Mint works is that it links to your bank accounts and downloads your transactions – Don’t worry it does all of this behind super secure transactions so you don’t have to worry about your information getting captured. Also Mint does not have the ability to make any changes to your account.

Mint then graphs all of your transactions so you can see what you are really spending your money on. The amazing part (if you missed it earlier) is that – it’s done automatically and for free. (Making your finance plan automatic is one of the tips in this great personal finance book.)

The first step to getting control over your finances is budgeting and the hardest part of creating a budget is knowing how much you spend and on what. Get Mint + Link Accounts = Problem solved!

See Monday’s can be pretty Money!