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Get empowered and take control of your personal finances with Mint.com! Mint.com is a free Web-based personal financial management service that helps you set up your day-to-day finances and track bank, credit card, investment, and loan transactions through a single Web site that is accessible anytime, anywhere in the world that you can access through the Internet. This fun and friendly guide arms you with expert advice for managing your bills, following where your money is going, developing a budget, paying off loans, saving for a house or car, maximizing investments, managing retirement savings, and more. The straightforward and easy-to-understand Dummies writing style shows you how to use Mint.com to get your finances organized-and keep them that way. Introduces you to Mint.com, the free personal online finance management service that helps you set up and track your day-to-day finances Walks you through the steps for creating a budget based on your current spending habits or creating a budget with goals in mind (saving for a new home or car, paying off college loans early, having a comfortable retirement, etc.) Tells you everything you need to do to track bank, credit card, investments, loan transactions and manage your bills Shows you how to import and export tax information from Mint.com, including the tax software packages that make it the easiest Includes handy checklists, expert tips, invaluable advice, and helpful warnings throughout Mint.com For Dummies helps you get your daily finances in mint condition!

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Mint.com offers a tasty way to save money, shed debt, and stick to your budget — learn how!

This isn't the kind of mint you put on a pillow; it's the kind that's full of money. Mint.com not only gives you sound financial advice but also shows you how to put that advice into practice. This book helps you make Mint.com work for you, whether you just opened your first savings account or are about to crack your retirement nest egg.

• Feel secure — learn about the security safeguards Mint.com offers and how to protect your information when accessing Mint.com away from home

• Budgeting 101 — analyze income and expenses, create a budget you can live with, and be ready for emergencies

• Looking ahead — monitor your net worth and plan for college, retirement, and other big expenses

• Be loan wise — use Mint.com to monitor home and auto loans

• Your investment advisor — track your stocks and mutual funds and let Mint.com help you find the investments that are right for you

Open the book and find:

• Why credit cards can be both friend and foe

• Hints for saving on car insurance

• How Mint.com alerts prevent money headaches

• Tips on budgeting for flexible expenses

• How to make cash available for emergencies

• Why mutual funds can be important for Mint.com users

• How your net worth is calculated

• Ten ways to boost your credit score

"Beyond the basics, you'll find powerful tips for managing your personal, household, and small business finances; setting budgets; gaining insight into your investments. . . .Mint.com For Dummies is the most thorough guide to using Mint.com that has been written."
–Aaron Patzer, Founder & CEO, Mint.com