Mint.com

This afternoon I committed serious infidelity against the long and exclusive relationship I've built with my ever reliable financial planning software....Quicken. After reading half a dozen articles about the young and sexy mint.com, it was only a matter of time before my financially prudent eyes began wandering over to mint's seductive offering. After a few minutes indulging on its younger features, I'm sold. I've found myself questioning if I should abandon all the history I've built up with Quicken and commit myself to the possibility of a future with mint. It seems foolish and rash, I know, but it seems so right...

To add a twist to this troubling love triangle, this is the first year I've used Turbo Tax - the offspring equivalent from my relationship with Quicken. While I have always liked Quicken and found our times together useful, it has been anything but love at first sight. We've had our fights and our struggles and we definitely don't see eye-to-eye in a lot of situations. But, I love Turbo Tax. After going through the experience of filing taxes by hand last year (mainly due to lofting), I am firmly committed to Turbo Tax and I don't want to see my choice in financial planning software affect that relationship.

Here's a nice photo I snapped of mint after our time together.... (sans sensitive information)