In NYC? Let’s get coffee!
Hey, friends! I’m in New York City for a few days, and would love to connect, buy you coffee, see how you use PearBudget, and get your input on how we can make PearBudget better. I’m on the Upper West Side at the moment, but can meander anywhere in Manhattan to meet up. Just e-mail […]
PearBudget Forums!
I’m really excited to announce that we have brand-new PearBudget forums! The address is pretty easy to remember: http://pearbudgetforums.com. I know they’ll be a little slow at first, but I’d really love for you to go, create an account, and post a message. Have a question about budgeting? There’s a board for it! Find a […]
Some money trivia for you
Some money trivia for you: The first year the dollar sign ($) was stamped on United States coinage was 2007! (source)
Tabbing to the Dropdown Field on a Mac
I’ve gotten a few e-mails from people who say something like the following: “I use PearBudget at home (on a PC) and at work (on a Mac). At home (on the PC), I can use the Tab key on my keyboard to tab over to the ‘category’ dropdown. At work, though, my Tab key skips […]
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A Giveaway! Also, Two Personal Finance Books You Should Look Into. Did I Mention the Giveaway?
So … we’re giving away a free book. Read on for more … A lot of personal finance books are smarmy, poorly-written, or contain terrible advice (Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I’m looking in your general direction!). I wanted to point out two new personal finance books that are absolutely worth checking out — either buying […]
How do credit card companies know when fraudulent charges are being made?
Curious about how credit card companies know when fraudulent charges are being made on your card? There’s a good explanation from someone who used to work in a fraud department for a credit card over at MetaFilter: I used to work fraud detection for a shall-not-be-named card service department, so I can walk you through […]
Products I use and love
The following is a post (original here) from one of our users (Alex), who blogs about design, productivity, etc. at digitaldumpster. It’s always an honor to be mentioned favorably by our users, especially in a list alongside Tumblr, Dropbox, Evernote, and Backpack. (One of these days, I should write up my own “products you’ll like […]
Can we talk?
I know that when you’re starting out with PearBudget (or any kind of budgeting), it’s easy to have questions — “I get a paycheck every two weeks, not once a month … how do I handle that?”; “does PearBudget have a mobile / iPhone / Android interface?”; “how do I handle refunds?” These types of […]
Shopping Effectively Means Shopping Like My Mom
The following copy isn’t actually mine (Charlie’s). It was first posted at a men’s clothing/style blog called Put This On, here. I don’t agree with it 100%, but I thought it was really good, and wanted to share it with all of you. I especially like the section about not confusing price and value. Here […]
PearBudget mentioned in PC World!
Hi, friends! It’s been a while since we’ve written, hasn’t it? Sorry about that. If you’re on the Twitters, you can follow us over there (@pearbudget), where we tend to post more frequently. I wanted to post a quick link here, though, to an article in PC World magazine that mentions us as one of […]