Cool Personal Finance Tool and it's Free!

Mint touts itself as "the best free way to manage and grow your money". Money Magazine rates it the top online personal finance tool. It's simple, quick and just darned cool because it keeps all of your information in one place and provides you with visual charts and email updates.

So what is it? Mint.com is a free online platform that allows you to track your spending, savings, budgeting, etc. -- think of it as personal bookkeeping. I last wrote about a similar platform for small businesses, Outright.com, and Mint is just as handy. Check it out.

Great Financial Site for Small Business Owners

If you're a small business owner looking to save your most valuable resources -- time and money, get to know Outright! This is a free and easy to use online bookkeeping platform that allows you to track your business expenses, income and cash flow. There is also an additional low cost tax service for filing 1099's - for $5 you can take care of each contractor your business hires and eliminate paperwork. Business Week, Wall Street Journal and New York Times are fans so check it out today.