What’s it worth to you?
In a recent interview, we were asked, “how do you keep PearBudget afloat in a world of free apps?” It’s a good question. After all, people using PearBudget are interested in saving money, right? So why would they pay money, when there are free options out there? The short answer is this: the return on […]
Database Cleanup
In an effort to speed up the site, we’re going to be cleaning out some old, unused accounts from the database. These are accounts where the owners created a trial account, used it for the free month, and then never signed up. Accordingly, I expect that nobody in the world will be missing these accounts […]
Running some code deployments today
We’re going to be running some code deployments today. We’re hoping there won’t be downtime for anybody, but just wanted to mention it so you were aware. Thanks!
Quote from Rachel at Small Notebook
When you don’t give thoughts to money management, then your life becomes all about the money. -Rachel, at Small Notebook
Plan Your Peaceful Christmas (at Simple Mom)
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, hopefully there’s a “Christmas” category in your budget, and hopefully you’ve been setting aside some money for it so it won’t come out of the blue and throw everything out of whack. But for those of you who’ve had to divert funds to other categories, or who weren’t […]
Cooking on a Budget (on Ask MetaFilter)
One of my favorite sites for eclectic advice is Ask MetaFilter. In a span of about 10 minutes, you can get everything from “help me find this book from when I was a kid” to “I’m having this problem with my estranged sister … how do I handle it?” to “help me find movies where […]
Coffee and Donuts, On Us – Arlington, VA
This is super-last-minute, and I’m sorry about that (but, really, do longer-term plans ever really work out?). BUT, we’re in Arlington (VA) for the weekend (the trick-or-treating is better up here!) and I’d love to meet up with you for coffee and donuts. If you’re in Arlington and are available — either Sunday morning or […]
Win a Free Year of PearBudget!
Over at Frugally Blonde, Liz has a one-year subscription to PearBudget that she’s giving away to one lucky reader. She also has a review of PearBudget up, but I’m guessing that if you’re reading this, you’re already giving PearBudget a shot … but everyone likes free PearBudget! To enter the contest, all you need to […]
A Day in the Life
What’s a day in my life look like? What are the things that, as an entrepreneur, I think about? Those were the questions posed to me by Dr. Ram Ganeshan, operations professor at the Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary. In Dr. Ganeshan’s blog, Operations Buzz (designed by the great […]
PearBudget on The Early Show!
PearBudget was mentioned this morning on the CBS News program The Early Show! I’ve embedded the video below, but if you want to read the associated piece, it’s here: How to Save Big Bucks at the Supermarket. Special thanks to All You magazine editor Amy Goodman, and especially to PearBudget user Michelle who wrote in […]