track money

My aunt is a bank manager, and I told her at a recent family event that I don't use a check register to keep track of my deposits and withdraws from my checking account.

She gave me a lecture about being responsible with my money, and wondered how I didn't overdraw my accounts all the time. But being that I only write one check a month for rent, and all my other bills are paid online, I don't really see the need! (Not sure if that's a Savvy approved thing to do, but hey. . .)

So when I found Rudder, it gave me yet another excuse to break my paper habit. Rudder is a cool app that delivers daily money updates right to your inbox. Rudder calculates how much money you'll have after all your bills are paid, shows you daily balances on your accounts and credit cards, and even alerts you when your bills are due. I don't even need my paper statements anymore, since Rudder keeps me on top of my money! And paired with Dime tracker, I think I've got my funds covered from start to finish. Worried about security? See why you shouldn't be when you read more

Thanks to TeamSugar user aistea311, who submitted this great website called Where's George. "I came across a dollar bill with a red stamp on it with the URL," says aistea311. "I found out that where's george.com is a website that tracks your money, both in the U.S. and in Canada. It is called wheresgeorge because of George Washington on the dollar bill. I tracked my one dollar bill and it started in a hot dog cart, and got to me, 2,000+ miles later!" I say, that's impressive... makes me want to give it a try. I guess I do sometimes wonder where my money has been, but for sanitary reasons.

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