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Patrick McHenry, a Republican congressman from North Carolina has rallied 13 other members of his party to create a bill proposing we put Ronald Reagan on the $50 bill, booting President Ulysses S. Grant. There they go again! This, as if it needed to be said, is a bad idea. To get onto the U.S....

Mac owners still have deal with a lack of proper Mac compatible versions of many popular programs, although the situation is improving. For the past few years this shortfall has included personal finance software such as Intuit's Quicken, an issue that has finally been addressed with the release of...

When it comes to personal finances, there are plenty of times when users "can't get no satisfaction." Especially when they are dealing with banks that have little concern for them being able to connect their bank accounts to personal finance tools like Mint.com. But, thanks to a new partnership...

When Intuit, the makers of popular personal finance software Quicken, purchased Mint.com for $170 million, users of both services expressed concerns about the future of their favorite financial tool. After it became clear that both Mint and Quicken Online would remain free, the only real question...

When one bank fee dies, another one is born to fill its place; so what's a consumer to do? Well, thanks to technology, keeping on top of your accounts and locating a nearby surcharge-free ATM is as easy as updating your Facebook status. With ATM fees rising and bank fees as a whole on the rise,...

Online personal finance tools have come a long way in the past several years. These tools, which allow you to breakdown how you spend your money, identify wasteful spending and save toward specific goals, have typically come from smaller startups rather than traditional banks and big companies. But...

In a crowded market of online budgeting applications, it's hard for a product to stand out, especially when the competition contains heavyweights like Wesabe, Mint and Rudder. But that's what Quicken Online does. Quicken separates itself from its competitors in two important areas; ease of use and...

How confident would you feel in your finances if you could click one button and see what your bank statement would look like for the next month taking into account all of your bills paychecks and credit card payments? It sounds pretty good, almost too good; but that's exactly what you can do with...

It's a big world. Can two personal finance web sites peacefully co-exist? We'll see.Around the beginning of this year, I joined the newly debuted Quicken Online, figuring I needed to do something to keep my money matters in order. It seemed to make sense. Feeling tapped out, I really didn't want to...