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Guides for getting your money into a spreadsheet

Practical, honest write-ups on moving bank data into Google Sheets™, choosing between a budgeting app and a spreadsheet, and finding your footing after Mint. No fluff, just the useful parts.

Is there a free Tiller alternative?

Tiller has no free plan. Here's how to get its core job, bank sync into a Google Sheet you own, for free, and what you trade away.

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Mint shut down. Here's how to replace it, properly.

A step-by-step migration plan, what to move where, how to rescue your history, and how to own your data so it can't happen again.

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How to import bank transactions into Google Sheets without CSVs

Skip the exports entirely. Why CSV imports are such a chore, and the one method that removes them for good.

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How to install Bank Statement Genie from the Google Workspace Marketplace

What the Marketplace listing is, the exact install steps, the permissions it asks for, and domain-wide deployment for admins.

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How to import bank transactions into Google Sheets: 4 methods compared

Manual CSV, PDF conversion, Apps Script, and automatic sync, what each really costs you in time, and when to use which.

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The best Mint alternatives in 2026

Now that Mint is gone, here's an honest look at Monarch, YNAB, Rocket Money, Tiller, and owning your own data.

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Spreadsheet vs budgeting app: which is right for you?

Two honest camps, two very different philosophies. A framework for picking the one you'll actually stick with.

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Prefer to just see it work?

Connect a bank on the free plan and watch your Google Sheet build itself.

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