The Geezeo community loves iPhones. But what about this huge cost?

Geezeo users LOVE their iPhones. Big time. Plenty of Geezeo users log into their accounts using iPhones.

If you’re not sold on iPhones here’s another choice. But according to this critic, the Rokr is dead on arrival.

Attention, happy iPhone users! (Or soon-to-be iPhone owners!)

Apple is about to unveil the latest version of the phone.

Did you know you can use your iPhone (or other cell phone) to check your Geezeo account? You’ll need to set it up by logging into the Dashboard. Once set up you can check any of your account balances no matter your location.

Related links:
Household budget tracking has never been easier when you’re on the go!

Do Geezeo users spend more on iphones, or ipods?

Step-by-step set-up:
How do I get account balances on my mobile phone using Geezeo?

Geezeo Group: iPhone Banking

Geezeo Goal: Buy an iPhone

We heart using Geezeo on the iPhone!

Friday I wondered which cost the Geezeo community more cash - iPhones, or iPods?

One could simply argue that iPhones cost more. This would be true. IPhones initially cost more. Plus, they cost more to “feed” each month thanks to cell phone fees and other subscription charges.

So how much does the Geezeo community spend on items tagged “iPhone”? The lowest spent per month was January, 2008. The average spent was $126.53. The highest month average was the previous month - December, 2007. The average Geezeo user spent $469.07/month. Could this be due to gifts purchased for themselves or others?

Contrast this with the lower-cost iPod. Specific spending habits tagged with the phrase “iPod” had a low of $12.78/month (October, 2007) and a new high of $112.25/month (April, 2008).

But is this the whole story? Probably not. For instance, how much do Geezeo users tag as “music” spending?

I was surprised. Spending was lower than I imagined — an average of $27.72 spent each month on “music”. Of course, the “music” category could represent money spent on either device. What about other digital music players? Surely some Geezeo users prefer other brands. Or maybe they tag their spending “tunes” instead.

Also, what does this say about user-generated tags? Chances are good that items tagged “music” means downloaded music. Live events might be tagged “concert”, “goingOut”, or similar. They probably would be higher averages, too. In order to get a really accurate account you’d have to wrap together multiple personalized tags. What about money spent tagged “Apple”?

Curious about the broad spending habits of others in the Geezeo community? We’ll be featuring more factoids. Remember: we cannot see your specific account. We can only see the frequency of specific, personalized tags.

We’re waiting for the weird ones. If we see something tagged “TomCruise”, we’ll do our own sofa-jumping with statistical joy. Keep personalizing your accounts!

Power to the people!

The Geezeo community is very vocal about their preference for Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks coffee. (What do you think? Boston-area Dunkin — to which we’re probably biased — or environmentally-minded Starbucks? Add your comments here.)

So, if you were a betting man (or woman), here’s your next challenge. Would you guess the Geezeo community collectively spends more on iPods, or on iPhones?

Before you decide, consider :

Could be a toss-up….Ready to place you bets? Tune in Monday for the answer, and see how the statistics work.

Want to stuff the ballot box? Change your personalized spending tags to reflect “ipod” or “iphone”. For more information on tagging your accounts, check this out.

Finally - don’t forget that you can securely check your bank balances using your cell phone. Know on the go! This feature works whether you use an iPhone or not. (But if you do have an iPhone, here’s the Geezeo group dedicated to iPhone banking).

See ‘ya Monday with the results!

Is there any alternative to Quicken? Quicken Online does just about everything Geezeo does with one key exception. Quicken charges you money to manage your money!

Why choose Geezeo, the Quicken Online alternative?

Well, for starters we share most of the features Quicken Online offers, but without fees:

A dashboard where you can see all your financial data from a number of different banking institutions.
Budgeting tools to effortlessly see where your money goes
Mobile phone TXT/SMS messaging to track your accounts using your cell phone
Like Quicken we’ve got robust and formidable security and privacy guards. In fact, we use CashEdge, the same security used by top financial institutions worldwide.

But wait — there are more reasons we’re the Quicken alternative.

Here at Geezeo we also have a bunch of cool stuff that Quicken doesn’t:

Money Confessions… where you can take a peek at how others handle their money
Groups… so you can find and connect with other people who share your interests or background. Your money is always private and secure but you can personalize a Geezeo profile to interact with others (here’s an example of my Geezeo profile).
Goals… so you can track your financial goals and be held “accountable” in a supportive environment
Peer Reviews…so you can voice your opinion on every financial product you use
Facebook integration… so you can share your financial and philanthropic goals with others
Or write our resident cranky expert, D.Expert, for personalized Dear Abby-like advice on your specific financial situation (if you’re brave enough!)
Don’t forget to check out the Geezeo buzz, too!

Finally, you’ve also got instant access to our entire team, including the co-founders! You have questions or suggestions? Hit us! (We’re guessing Quicken isn’t too quick to talk directly to you).

Is there a Quicken alternative? Yes — you’ve found it with Geezeo!

Here it comes! So-called “Black Friday”. That’s the first Friday after Thanksgiving and traditionally the largest shopping day of the year.

So are you going to pile in the car and go get yourself some deals?

Nuh-uh. Not me. Keep me far away from the crazy crowds, thank you. There just aren’t deals good enough. I’ve become more of a “order online or go at off-hours” kind of shopper.

Which brings me to two seemingly unrelated topics: parking lots and mac computers. The first you’ll probably be searching for in vain. The second you’ll probably have on your holiday list, in some sort of Apple form (ipod, mini, laptop, or iMac, non-naughty listmakers?)

Salon posted an interesting article about…. parking lots. Specifically, that many parking lots are built to hold the huge traffic days like Black Friday. What are the economic and environmental costs of free parking? More interesting than you’d think. Makes me think twice now on the rare occasions I pay for parking.

And macs? You don’t have to look far to find Apple fanatics. While Geezeo here is an equal-opp tech shop, I’d say there are more hardcore Mac fans. And why not? Macs are awesome! But have you ever considered the economic trade-offs of buying a mac? Sure, they cost more at the onset. But: they hold their value longer, too. In this brilliant article the issue is solved once and for all… Macs are cheaper.

Which brings us to an interesting phenom happening right now. Yes, right now as we digest those big heavy holiday meals: the development of an economy where almost all goods are liquid and as a whole we move toward “auction culture”. An article and book review of “Future Shop” not to miss right here.

Happy Thanksgiving!
(Now, go set up a Geezeo account, check your budgets…its holiday shoppin’ time!)

Thought we’d jump on the June 29th hype