Comments on: PocketSmith: A Calendar-Based Financial Planner

By: PT

PT — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:20:55 +0000

@GaelicWench – Thanks for sharing your budgeting method. What makes the most sense usually ends up making the most success.

I appreciate you reading the blog and stopping by to comment.

By: GaelicWench

GaelicWench — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:17:47 +0000

I have to admit that after trying out numerous types of budgeting tools, the calendar type makes the most sense to me. I currently use one on paper, listing upcoming expenses, and once they’re paid, I go to the next month and relist them. This is good for credit card payments if you can’t pay off the entire balance, and use the snowball method to pay down the cards. All the amounts but the one being paid off rapidly remains the same. It’s easy to budget that way.

I did try PocketSmith, but not long enough to decide if it will work or not. Perhaps I should give it another shot. Thanks Phil. I truly appreciate all that you do to help someone like me to stay on track.

By: PT

PT — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:11:34 +0000

The randomly selected winners of the Premium Memberships are: Patricia and Barry. I’ll email you guys shortly.

The winner from Twitter is @CindyMorus

Congrats! I hope you enjoy Pocketsmith!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:58 +0000

This looks like a great addition to the excel sheet I use.

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:20 +0000

I’m not really sure how much this would benefit me compared to the Quicken program I use now, which also includes a calendar. I guess it might be nice to be able to access the information online from anywhere, but then, I can’t actually think of when I would need to do that. But it could be a nice option for people who don’t already have a program like quicken.

By: Netanya

Netanya — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:22:14 +0000

I have been looking for a system to manage my money. I have considered Quicken and Mint, but this looks like a great option. I’ll check it out and see what I think. Thanks!

Netanya
Money Hackers Blog Ambassador

By: Eric Poulin

Eric Poulin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:33:53 +0000

This looks VERY similar to CalendarBudget, only not quite as polished.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:01:31 +0000

Interesting, thanks for the info. I’m feeling lucky!!

By: Janara

Janara — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:58 +0000

I’ve always used a calendar to for expenses and income. I can’t wait to try this tool. I hope it’s something I can used instead of a excel spreadsheet!

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:31 +0000

I’d love a chance to look at this software – I have yet to find something beyond Excel that keeps my attention