That Old College Try
As you probably know, we’ve built PearBudget to be friendly to people who’ve never mapped out their finances before. And this fall, hundreds of thousands of people who’ve never mapped out their finances before will be heading off to college. For the first time in their lives, they’ll be cooking for themselves, doing their own […]
A No Spend Month
Before I post this, I want to be clear: good financial management isn’t simply about depriving yourself of things you want to get. It’s about being intentional with the way you spend your money. But, at times, you can intentionally set up challenges for yourself. So. Now that that’s out there … Big congrats to […]
It’s been a while since we mentioned the GoCards
It’s been a while since we mentioned the GoCards here. In case that’s a new term for you, your Gocard is a printable 3×5 card with your budget categories, and how much you have available for the month. It’s kind of like the pared-down iPhone version of PearBudget for people without iPhones. (If you know […]
Happy Canada Day! To Celebrate: Toronto PearBudget Meetup!
There’s a very good chance I’ll be in Toronto within the next month. I’d love to meet up with any of you in the area. We can talk about budgeting, eat some Tim Hortons’ (my treat … that’s one less receipt for you to enter!), and generally have a good time. Send me an e-mail […]
Emergency Binder!
If you happen to have some downtime (like, oh, if you’re waiting for PearBudget to move to its new server), you might take a minute to check out a new (free) project we’ve started up, Emergency Binder! As you’ve probably guessed, it’s a resource where you can gather important documents, records, and instructions for how […]
Moving to a New Server
A quick note on our downtime: Our hosting provider, Media Temple, is currently in the process of transitioning PearBudget from it’s current “cluster” to a new “cluster” — this should make the site more stable, and faster (although I’m not sure how to interpret “faster” … will it be noticeable to humans? Or just to […]
Great, great, great post from Rachel, at Small Notebook:
Great, great, great post from Rachel, at Small Notebook: How to Move in 6 Weeks or 6 Days, and Keep Your Sanity. This is something Sarah and I especially need right now, as we’re going to be moving in … oh … 3 weeks, and the urgency of that hasn’t yet hit me. Thanks to […]
Great PearBudget recommendation from Kirsty
Had a great recommendation from Kirsty, at Momedy, in her post Easy Peasy Money Management. She described PearBudget as “incredibly intuitive, non-intimidating, friendly and easy.” Thanks for the recommendation, Kirsty!
Just using PearBudget to track expenses?
Question: Hi Charlie — do you know of anyone that uses your Pear Budget simply to track expenses? I mean not put in any budget — just enter receipts? It seems to confuse me with the budget, then spent, not spent. I might get the hang eventually, but for now would just like to track […]
Win a free year’s subscription to PearBudget
Emily, at Remodeling This Life, is giving away two subscriptions to PearBudget. If you want to win, head over to her blog & check it out: http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/05/11/pear-budget-giveaway/. Thanks, Emily!