Downtime
Question: seems to be a problem accessing Pear Budget today…is it just me or is anyone else having problems? Answer: Sorry for the downtime. We’re working on getting everything resolved ASAP. Our hosting company has been having an issue (http://status.mediatemple.net/weblog/category/system-incidents/1867-gs-grid-service-cluster04-instability/). We’re trying to move to a new host as soon as possible, but that’s a […]
The Dance of Marriage
If you liked Charlie’s post at Simple Mom a few days ago, you’ll probably like a new column in the Wall Street Journal, “The Dance of Marriage” (or maybe that’s the first article’s name? Anyway …). In this first article in the column, the author, Katherine Rosman, introduces a few familiar topics: “When we argue, […]
PearBudget Giveaway
If you’re interested in winning a free year’s worth of PearBudget, head over to The Thrifty Wife. Ashley’s got a contest going on through Feb. 28th. Of course, we hope you win!
Budgeting Without Guilt
I mentioned a little while ago that I’m going to be a guest contributor this year at Simple Mom, talking about “money stuff.” My first post — Warm and Fuzzy Budgeting — is now live. In it, I talk about a few things, like why a crushing sense of guilt isn’t really helpful when budgeting […]
Thanks for your feedback on the sparkbars! They aren’t going anywhere!
A few days ago, we asked for feedback on the little green lines under the category names, asking if they were something you found useful. We got a lot of feedback (you can see it here), and it seems like a lot of you really love them. That’s awesome! And we’re so glad to know […]
Password reset?
Question: I cannot remember my password and it has been several hours since I was told that I would be receiving an answer via email. Answer: If you ever find yourself in this situation, shoot us an e-mail, at help@pearbudget.com. Chances are good that when you signed up, you either … used a different e-mail […]
A 2-Second Facebook Survey: those green bars under your categories … do you use them?
The other day, Sarah and I realized that we don’t actually use the little green bars underneath the category names in PearBudget very much. If you haven’t noticed them before (you wouldn’t be the only one), here they are: Sarah and I used to use them a fair amount, to see how much we’d spent […]
Introducing Ruth!
Back in late 2010, I made some noises about how we’d be bringing on some people to help us make PearBudget run a little smoother. I’m so excited to introduce to you our “Employee #1,” Ruth Szpunar! We pride ourselves on a few things here at PearBudget. At the top of the list is customer […]
Thank you PearBudget!
Question: How is it that one spreadsheet could change my life? After using pear for a few months I began noticing funny discrepancies between my records and those of my financial institution. Needless to say I have a new bank and the start of a new financial future. Thank you PearBudget for helping me control […]
What to do if you’re in way over your head?
A PearBudget user asked a question over at Yahoo! Answers about getting out of debt, and finding resources to help them make sense of the situation they’re in. I posted an answer there, but figured I’d re-post it here, in case it’s helpful to any of you. Their question: “Hi! I have set up a […]