The Best Mint Alternatives, and How to Choose the Right One for You
Mint is gone, and no single app replaces it for everyone. Compare the main alternatives by budgeting style, price, sharing and data export, then pick yours.
Switching apps
Leaving Quicken, Mint or a spreadsheet without losing your history.
Quicken's Renewal Price: Understanding Subscription Costs and Your Options
Why a Quicken renewal can cost more than the first year, how to check what you'll pay, and your options: renew, change plans, let it lapse or move your data.
What Mint Users Miss Most, and How to Get Each Feature Back
From one-screen account views to bill reminders and free credit scores, here is what former Mint users miss most and the practical ways to replace each feature.
How to Export Your Data From Quicken on Windows and Mac
A guide to getting your history out of Quicken: QIF, CSV and report exports on Windows and Mac, what each one keeps, and how to check nothing is missing.
How to Check Your Balances Match After Switching Apps
After moving to a new money app, check every account balance to the cent. A step-by-step method, plus how to read a difference to find the transaction at fault.
How to Find and Use Your Old Mint Transactions Export
Downloaded your Mint history before it closed? Here's where the file usually hides, what its columns mean, how to clean it safely and how to import it.
Switching Budgeting Apps Mid-Year: A Checklist for a Clean Move
Changing budgeting apps partway through the year? This checklist covers the cut-over date, year-to-date history, envelope balances, bills and year-end needs.
Spreadsheet to Budgeting App: How to Know When It's Time to Move
Spreadsheets are a great way to start budgeting. Here are signs you've outgrown yours, the reasons to stay, and how to move your data without losing anything.
QIF, QFX, OFX and CSV: The Bank File Formats Explained
What QIF, QFX, OFX and CSV files are, what each one actually contains, which to choose when your bank offers several, and how to avoid duplicate transactions.
Moving From Quicken to a Cloud App Without Losing Your History
A step-by-step plan for leaving Quicken desktop for a cloud app: decide what history to keep, clean up first, import, verify every balance and run in parallel.