Years ago I came up with the idea for “Bank of Ben” after sorting out a lot of financial issues but it never really went anywhere. Then in the last several months I started dealing directly with finances again and started looking at ways to simplify my financial life. And after developing a system using Excel that seemed to be doing rather well it was time to take it to the next step: put it on-line.
Bank of Ben is a financial tracking and planning web-site to help you manage your monthly bills and get out of debt quickly. All your information is entered by hand so you don’t have to enter in account access information for your real bank accounts. It also features a blog with financial tips to help you take control of your own finances.
Bank of Ben also takes over the role of “Stocks!?!” which is a stock portfolio tracking tool. You can now enter in your stock portfolio information at Bank of Ben and track performance. If you had an account with “Stocks!?!” it will work with Bank of Ben and all your information will be available. Both sites make use of the same information. “Stocks!?!” will be shut down soon.
With Bank of Ben you can
* Manage your monthly itemized budget
* Track your investments
* See how much your credit card debt is really going to cost you
* See how much your loans are really going to cost you
* See how you can pay off all your debts quickly and minimize interest fees
