Mint.com is a new startup which basically does the work of checking on all your finance-related information for you. I’ve got a few credit cards and bank accounts that I regularly check, so it saves me from having to log in to several sites. It’s been pointed out that trusting one site to handle all of your accounts is a pretty big security risk, mainly because one day an ex-employee could retaliate, but basic company organization probably protects against this, as it would in any financial institution. Sure, it’s just one more minor risk, but the convenience makes it worth it for me. Plus, Mint shows you various ways you could save money.

While in private beta, I was discussing some of the supported accounts with the staff, who decided to use a snippet from our brief conversation as a user testimonial on the homepage. And yes, in retrospect I know the semicolon should probably be an em-dash. ∞