Not Great Paycheck to Paycheck – NerdWallet: Manage Your Money Review

Not a great budgeting app if you are trying to stay afloat from paycheck to paycheck. Like most all the other comparable apps out there, it’s bloated with overly complicated gadgets and tech that overwhelm the average user. What the average middle class person needs is a SIMPLE app that let’s them easily see what comes IN and when, what goes OUT and when, by month AND most importantly by each week. All this app does is show you a birds eye view of your monthly in and out, and it does so poorly. Connecting your accounts screws things up even worse as the information is too difficult to organize/categorize, and half of it’s missing anyway so it does no good to begin with. If you are trying to figure out which week is best for a grocery run or a vet visit, you’ll see that this isn’t the app for you. If you are a handsomely paid tech geek with a overpriced apartment full of expensive mid century modern furniture that wants to monitor credit score and investments then maybe it will work you. You’re seriously better off tracking your expenses with a pad and pencil. I’ve come to believe that the problem with most all of these platforms is that the people who design them aren’t living on the edge of their seat when it comes to finances. They all think they created something super intuitive when in reality it doesn’t work for the average working joe.
Review by Longmire85 on NerdWallet: Manage Your Money.