bills & roommates

killingpeople

www.mybillq.com

I wanted to share this site I've been digging on the last couple months. It's helping me better organize my bills with my roommate. I wish I had this earlier. On their blog they've mentioned there had been some issues but it seems to work nice for me, maybe I just have a high tolerance for buggy software noting I use Windows and 3DS Max a lot... anyway... it's been fine, although I haven't been using it long, but I think it's pretty awesome for bills and stuff. It has made my life a little easier and anyone looking for something to help manage their bill crap, check it out, it might help0.

I started a free account. I created a group, "Roommates" and invited my roommate to the group. I created a schedule for reoccurring bills and then added bills for changing amounts like electricity and stuff and once you have multiple users in a group, you have the option of defining specific amounts or percentages per person. They have some other bells and whistles they offer with upgrading your account. it feels a little rudimentary, but is totally working out with us.

It's proven really helpful in keeping shit communicated and just wanted to share in case there are others that get lost in their bill shit.

AstroZombie

Nice. I am in the process of setting up a household budget so I'll have to check this out. Thanks for sharing.

MoP

I use www.billmonk.com , been using it for over a year now, it's very good.
Thanks for the link

aesir

I use a piece of paper taped to my fridge.

carlo_c

aesir wrote: »

I use a piece of paper taped to my fridge.

haha, we have a similar system over here

glib

I used to live with two other guys and we split most of the food as well as bills and rent. We just had a box on top of the fridge that we threw all the receipts/bills into and wrote the name of the guy that paid them on each. I had a little excel sheet put together that figured out who owed whom money at the end of the month. Faster and more flexible than that site, but it is kinda cool.

robioto

Have any of you guys used mint at www.mint.com ?

It looks well designed but I'm a little leery.

animatr

i use mint. I use it on the iphone, but I love it. it gives me weekly reports on how I was with budgets, what my biggest purchases were, all that. all to my email. the only complaint I have with it, is that the balance it shows is your bank balance, not your available balance. other than that, its awesome