Budget software

[Pete T.]

Does anyone use budget software like Mint or Everydollar?  I have used a simple Excel spreadsheet and went to check one out, but not really comfortable with adding all of my bank user name and passwords just for automatic entries.  Thoughts??

[Daniel Chang]

I've used Mint since 2009.  I started when they were a private startup company.  They've since been bought out by Intuit, a publicly traded finance company, which I think is a good thing if you are worried about security.  

I use it for personal finance stuff, and not rentals.  I keep track of rentals in Quickbooks.  As for security, of course you give up a bit of security by giving up your username/passwords.  However, as I have multiple credit cards, bank accounts, brokerages, etc., I felt the convenience outweighs the security risks.