Sam Zelinka, Author at CountAbout

Monday Night Finance- Volume 15

Monday, 25 May 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Happy Memorial Day! Here are three posts we enjoyed this past week. 69 Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half We all need to eat. Grocery spending represents one of most American’s biggest expenses. Grocery spending is relatively easy to change as it is necessary to continually go to the grocery store. In contrast, Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 14

Monday, 18 May 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to the 14th edition of Monday Night Finance. Each week we review some of our favorite personal finance articles. 11 Things Worth Spending More Money On: Complete Guide There are thousands (if not millions) of personal finance articles about the best ways to save money. In fact, most personal finance resources are devoted to Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 13

Monday, 11 May 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to Monday Night Finance. We summarize some of our favorite recent personal finance articles each week. Your 2020 job search needs a 1930s boost The most recent jobs report showed that the unemployment rate is the worst it has been since The Great Depression. Unfortunately, the jobs report may in fact, be painting a Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 12

Monday, 04 May 2020 by Sam Zelinka

400 Best frugal ways- save thousands in 2020 Lots of people are trying to save money now that the pandemic is causing record unemployment. Are you looking to cut expenses? Then this article is for you. In it, Jo from More Money Tips lists 400 different ways to save money. While you may already be Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 11

Monday, 27 April 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to Monday Night Finance! Each week we review three of our favorite personal finance articles. 10 Compelling reasons to pay off your mortgage early Housing represents most American’s largest monthly expense. For those of us who “own” rather than rent, paying off the mortgage may seem like a Sisyphean task. In fact, many retirees Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 10

Monday, 20 April 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Finance. Each week we highlight three recent personal finance articles. Check it out! Savings accounts: changes we’re making because ‘Rona and the stimulus check The novel coronavirus has completely upended our entire country in the matter of weeks. On New Year’s Day, who would have thought that before Tax Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 9

Monday, 13 April 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to Monday Night Finance- a roundup of our favorite recent personal finance articles. 15 Cable TV Alternatives You Should Consider With coronavirus causing many businesses to shut down, many people are looking for ways to save money. Cable TV is a monthly expense that can easily be cancelled to save money. However, while cable Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 8

Monday, 06 April 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to another week of Monday Night Finance, the best roundup of personal finance articles published regularly on Monday nights! Check out these three great recent articles. 17 Smart Money Tips for Uncertain Times March 2020 was one of the most tumultuous months in recent American history. At the beginning of the month there was Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 7

Monday, 30 March 2020 by Sam Zelinka

Welcome to another week of Monday Night Finance where we highlight recent personal finance articles. 11 Things I Did To Stop Wasting Money With talk of coronavirus everywhere, a lot of people are focusing on trimming their expenses. I think we all have good intentions when it comes to spending less and saving more. However, Read more »

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Monday Night Finance- Volume 6

Monday, 23 March 2020 by Sam Zelinka

In the immortal words of Hank Williams Jr. “All my rowdy friends are here for Monday night (finance).” No professional sports? No problem! Here are three great personal finance articles to read to help cheer you up. The Long-Term Coronavirus Effect on the Economy It’s hard to consume any media lately without being bombarded by Read more »

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Barbara Ann Feeney

16-05-2016

I switched from pencil and paper on grid accounting paper, then to a Google spreadsheet, then to CountAbout. Really happy with how this app makes it easy to track how I doing, staying (or not) on budget.

‏@davepurcell

15-11-2016

I rarely tweet endorsements, but -- after years of using/hating Quicken, Countabout is awesome for tracking home budget/finances. Thx!

David M.

16-07-2016

CountAbout is as easy to use on my mobile as it is on the desktop and it provides me with the same or better information than Quicken.

Nate E.

05-02-2016

Fantastic! I finally found a great replacement for Quicken! CountAbout is entirely cloud-based, so you can access it from whatever OS you happen to be using. And the mobile app isn't hamstrung like Quicken's. No looking back for me, this is a great app and a great service!

My Bank Tracker

24-11-2016

...you won’t be bombarded with ads when you log in. Mint, for example, uses targeted ads to help keep the platform free. All in all, CountAbout could be a good choice for Quicken and Mint users who want to start fresh with their finances without losing their past transaction history.

Mark Goldfarb

20-01-2017

I love the software – nice and clean – the categories was a must have that your competitors are lacking.

Widgets to Compare Monthly Spending in Active Categories

17-02-2017

Huzzah! I can add widgets now and already made one to compare my monthly spending in my active categories to my budget. Excellent. That tool is one of my favorite features in a personal finance product.

Shirley Hou

CountAbout was Perfect

15-03-2017

I was looking for finance software to use as treasurer of the parent-teacher association at my child's school. CountAbout was perfect - it had all the register features and download capabilities that I was familiar with from desktop Quicken, but it has the advantage of being in the cloud so I can use it from any computer.

Steve P.

22-09-2017

My search for a cloud-based alternative to Quicken is over! Very easy to transfer my Quicken data and customize my account. Thank you CountAbout!

Jim Powell

17-03-2018

Vastly superior to the execrable Quicken, which caused me to have to choose a new bank password every time I used it. CA is fast, simple, and all you need unless you have a complicated investment portfolio. Its almost fun!

Jeffrey Wilk

02-04-2018

Great product and great customer service. Thanks!

Nancy

10-08-2018

I love CountAbout! I have hated Quicken for years, but didn't have an alternative. Now I do! I love that the cost is only $9.99 per year for the basic service (which is all I need). You can upgrade for more features, if you need them. But for personal use, the basic plan is just fine. When I found CountAbout, I gleefully gave Quicken the boot and I haven't looked back or missed it at all. Bye bye Quicken!!!

Dana Linder

29-03-2019

This is an incredibly well thought out program.

It imports QIF files perfectly. I tried a number that failed miserably.

It has a function that emails reminders about scheduled transactions. That is an extremely useful function that I hadn't seen anywhere.

Tech support is second to none. All my questions were answered in detail within hours (sometimes minutes).

The companion phone app is very simple. You can browse, search, enter transactions and see scheduled transaction. That's really all you need on the phone.

It's one failing for me is that I have a transaction that I have a transaction that occurs on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, and it's not possible to set that up. It's easy enough for me to change the date of next transaction when I enter the current one.

I am extremely impressed with the company. The trial is free for 15 days. You have nothing to lose.

Keith Hurst

22-05-2020

I've been trying to ditch Quicken for years, finally a worthy replacement, but it's so much more, so clean and intuitively designed. I was really surprised and delighted to find a full featured iphone app that meets all my needs.

Author: Sam Zelinka