How are you tracking against your goals for 2015 so far? In a recent survey conducted for the ongoing #MakeItHappen campaign, Microsoft enquired from South Africans what their 2015 goals were. Improving finances was the most popular goal because financial freedom is ultimately what we are all aiming to achieve. To help you achieve this goal we have put together a list of some great apps from the Windows Phone store to help you better manage your finances and accomplish those goals set out for this year.
Spending Tracker (Free)
Spending Tracker is the easiest and most user friendly Personal Finance App in the store. And best of all, it’s free. The simple fact is, by tracking your spending you will be able to stick to a budget and therefore SAVE MONEY. This app helps you track your spending quickly and easily and it also offers an option of choosing to track weekly, monthly and yearly. So give it a try and have instant control over your spending.
Budget Buddy (Free)
A multi-functional expense tracker and budget manager featuring the ability to track expenses by taking a photo. Just snap a picture of your bill, receipt, cash register total, or whatever is available when you are making a purchase. No fumbling around with your phone while you are paying your bill or checking out. The Live Tile feature makes it easy to track your spending and manage your budget. You can know exactly how much you’ve spent and how much is left in your monthly budget simply by looking at the live tile on your home screen.
My Budget (R9.99)
My Budget is an easy solution to balance your accounts, track your expenditure, and manage your money and more. As a personal finance application one can enter receipts, assign each transaction to a category and to an account. My Budget day view, week view and month view gives you quick snap shot of your pending and upcoming activities.
Money Wallet (R23.99)
Money Wallet is a simple, useful and intuitive personal finance assistant with online synchronization between several devices. The application combines all your accounts in one place, monitors budgets and always reminds you about scheduled transactions.