My Money, My Yodlee. Why I use Yodlee Account Aggregation Tool.
I was reading alot of business magazines a few years ago. I was so adamant to get out of the rat race and start my own business that I must have subscribed to several of them, including Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Kiplinger’s and so forth. Each time I pick up those magazines, to look for business ideas, they have review sections of ‘gadgets and gizmos’ or ‘tools to tag along’ that I glance at for kicks. Â
One discovery I made was Yodlee. Yodlee is an account aggregation tool that allows you to enter your accounts into one place. You can access your accounts by logging into Yodlee with one username and password. It only takes a one-time setup of your online accounts and passwords and possibly, a few future updates if your account password changes, etc.  I set up my account way back in 2002 I believe, and to this day I am still with them today and I love it. It is a free service (for now), and with my memory slowly failing, I needed this tool - in a BAD way. 
People do ask the question often, “Aren’t you scared that hackers may access Yodlee and all of your accounts will be compromised?” Actually, I thought that in the beginning. But then I realized, I had an account with BofA that had a couple of hundred dollars that I just haven’t had chance to transfer and close which I had totally forgotten. It just sat there until I remembered that I had an active account. So, if the reasoning is that if hackers do get to BofA, they will only get the BofA and not all my accounts I would say I can also look at it from a different angle.Â
Imagine that your accounts are in separate vaults. Each account has a username and password but you have 20 of them but only can remember 18. A hacker can get into the 2 that you do not remember and get away with it because you have no idea it even existed. With Yodlee, I have all my accounts in one vault. I open it up once a day and I see all of my accounts at a glance. I know each activity that occurs because I can see it within 2 hours of account activity.Â
And even if a hacker gets to my Yodlee Account, I will know it and act upon it faster than an account I never knew I had!Â
If I were you, and you value your money, I would definitely check it out. Go to www.yodlee.com and browse around. It may be just as worth it to you as it is with me. Never take my word for it, always do your own research. For me, it is definitely a tool I will never part with!
I do believe however, that this is currently valid for US accounts only. But hey, that was almost 5 years ago, so they may have expanded.
And NO, I am not getting paid by Yodlee to say this. I just thought it would be nice to share it with people I care about, like YOU!
I know that the Yodlee.com mainpage is confusing. I use the Money Central and you may access the registration through this link: Yodlee Money Central
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13 Responses to “My Money, My Yodlee. Why I use Yodlee Account Aggregation Tool.”
By ros on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
I only have a blue book where i keep all my accounts with passwords encrypted na ako lang me alam.
It’s very handy for me
Mas me kumpyensa ako sa hardcopy…
at me duplicate syempre…andun sa safetybox ng isang banco kasama ng anik anik ko pa
at yun code sa banko ginawan ko ng nursery rhyme, na naka record din sa isip ng mga pamangkins and cd…
Ano man mangyari sa konti kong utak…ma rerecover ko pa rin
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By ros on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
Today, araw ng pamamasyal ko sa tunnel na berde…wag sana kong masagasaan…
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By JC on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
ayyy di ako maka-relate hehe…
mamamasyal na lang ulit ako dito…nanggaling na kasi ako sa ibang bahay eh…wala kasi akong schedule eh…
*whuu…wheww…whooo…*(nagpipilit sumipol habang naglalakad)
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By chuvachienes on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
aba ros, para kang yung lola ko
Pag humingi ako ng piso, bukas ng panyong nakabuhol, sa loob ng isa pang panyong nakabuhol, at sa loob pa ng isang panyong nakabuhol, na nakaperdible pa sa loob ng bulsa. 
it is true, whatever works right? I just find it so convenient and to think that when i signed up, i had the same fears..
ross - ano yung nursery rhymes na yun? Little Miss Muffet, mahigpit ang kafet?
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By Teacher Gee on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
Ako rin ganyan ang lola ko chuva, binabalot sa panyong nakabalot sa panyo na binalot pa ulit ng malaking bandana saka pinedible saaaa…dyaraaannnn: Kamison!!!! Hmp, before you get your piso makikita mo muna kaluluwa nya kasi sa laki ng perdible sa harap ng kanyang dried mamary glandz eh kailangan nyang ilayong mabuti ang neckline ng kanyang daster at kamison exposing the “sight”. Pero luvs na luvs ko yun….
ross- ala akong ganyan…basta memoryado ko lahat…hmmmm, hige makapagtabi na nga ng hard copy somewhere…
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By kutang bato on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
avah, wahapen to my comment? nawala..%@##$@ ala naman sinasabing awaiting moderation…basta nawala nung sinubmit ko na..*taka*
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By chuvachienes on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
na-modereyt yung comment mo dahil bagong email addy ang ginamit mo.. pero in-approve ko na..
hayyy nako kutz, lab na lab ko rin yung gawain ng lola ko. ‘lam mo, lola ko, kahit anong sakit… ang gamot nya, vicks vaporub. sipon, ubo, nahimatay, at kung ano ano pa.. isa lang ang sagot, vicks!
yung isang lola ko naman (father’s side), kinakausap yung radyo.. bata pa ko nun.. nung buhay pa siya.. radyo lang meron sila sa cavite.. labs ko rin yung lola kong yun.
in short — MAKALOLA KO NU?!
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By ros on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
***bumalik sa berdeng tunnel, iniisip kung d2 nabangga yun car ni Princess Dianne and Dodi…
abah me nakita akong flowers na italian…mapitas nga…ibang tunnel d2…
maka lola ka nga chuvs…
ako ayaw ko yun lola ko at wala din syang bisyo nun panyo after panyon…ayaw nya kasing nasa kalye ako at nakikipaglaro ng habulan., favorite kurotin nya kasi yun singit ko eh!
**kainis!
Hindi lil miss muffet yun
mix yun na nursery rhyme na may numbers…syempre code eh…with matching movements yun
KUTZ,
ang dami ko kasing accounts eh…mahirap ma memorize!
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By reyna elena on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
di ko pa rin maget si yooodddlleeee!!! bakit wala yata utak ko ngayon?! *meron ba*
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By chuvachienes on Feb 19, 2007 | Reply
$ ross - salamat sa pagpitas mo ng mga bulaklak..
hoy hindi no, safe yang tunnel na yan. yun nga lang, paglabas mo, berde din ang kulay mo.
lola ko hindi nangungurot ng singit ko, pero laging sinusunog ang mga sumpit ko. minsan, nilaga nya yung mga ‘teks’ ko.. at ipapakain sa kin.. dahil bili daw ako ng bili, wala namang katuturan..
$ reyz - oo, tumaas nga ng 1 point at very juicy daw.. pero yung page rank ko zeroena zaragosa pa rin.. nuvayan?
yodlee - hanapin mo yung money center.. you can try it.. it’s really helpful to me. baka magustuhan mo rin.
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By bea on Feb 20, 2007 | Reply
safe ba talaga yang yodlee? *naks, ang yabang magtanong as if naman ang dami kong accounts hehehe*
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By chuvachienes on Feb 20, 2007 | Reply
hi bea!! welcome back. ang tagal mong nawala ah. miss ka na namin..
i have been using yodlee for several years now, and it gives me a snapshot of my accounts in one view (banks, credit cards, 401K etc.) and have not had any issues just yet. *fingers crossed*. But it’s a great tool so you can get a snapshot of your financial standing. You can see your net worth, your total debt. No need to remember your other passwords to other site. Most of the banks and credit cards, if not all - participate in the yodlee program.
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By bea on Feb 21, 2007 | Reply
salamat sa pag-welcome. nakarma yata ako sa pagnanakaw ng linya kaya i got sick during the weekend. hindi ako makagapang papunta sa computer eh hehehehe. di kinaya ng powers ko. but i kept myself posted sa kung anu-anong mga pangyayari sa mga bahay ninyo at sa kaharian thru JC. she was sending me SMS while i was in bed at nagpapagaling.
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