STK 216-3 Building a Collaborative Budget with Peter Polson and Tim Johns of Tiller

Peter Polson began using ledgers to track his money when his dad made it a condition of receiving an allowance, but later, as an adult, he couldn’t a spreadsheet or app as robust as Microsoft Money or Quicken. That’s why he joined forces with Tim Johns and created Tiller, an application that uses cloud-based Google sheets to help individuals and families track expenses and plan their budget.

We discuss the ideal family meeting and the importance of having flexible tools. Then we tackle using the cloud to collaborate on your budget and different uses for this type of technology. Also we talk about the difference between Tiller and current budgeting tools on the market. How is Tiller different? I was surprised by the answer and think you will also.

We’re excited that Peter and Tim decided to use today’s episode as the launch of their open beta for Tiller. Use TillerHQ.com/StackingBenjamins to gain access to Tiller and start trying out the new budgeting tool!

As an extra bonus, we track down Jason Vitug from Phroogal.com again to see how his 30 day journey is going. If you remember, he and the Phroogal team are driving the length and width of the USA to talk financial wellness with people like YOU. It’s an exciting story, so we wanted to see how it was going….and also to see if Jason’s back on the fast food wagon on this whirlwind trip….calories don’t count on road trips, do they?

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney for sponsoring our podcast!

SHOW NOTES

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<> SoFi – Use StackingBenjamins.com/SoFi to refinance your student loans or to eliminate your credit card debt with a personal loan or even to take out or refinance your mortgage. You’ll be amazed by the rates, flexibility and service that SoFi provides.

<> MagnifyMoney.com – Head to StackingBenjamins.com/MagnifyMoney to compare your checking, savings and credit cards. Ditch the bad, switch to the best….and save! Thanks to the MagnifyMoney team for sponsoring our show.

<> Peter Polson and Tim Johns – Tiller

Check out their product:

TillerHQ.com (Stacking Benjamins link to sign up for beta)

<> Jason Vitug from Phroogal – Traveling the USA in 30 days

Follow Jason’s Road To Financial Wellness Tour (and attend events!): Phroogal.com/road

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