I found this article to be very interesting and insightful.  Mint is a company that tracks individual’s spending and has 900,000 registered users.  They have seen their membership quadruple since September.  Proof that often times start-up success is in the timing.

My Grandfather had the habit of tracking everything he ever purchased with pen and paper and later typewriter.  While doing a family research project in high school I came across this information along with an autobiography he had written prior to his death.  I found it all to be absolutely fascinating and somewhat obsessive that he tracked every expenditure in his adult life.  Although I don’t use mint as of yet, I think it is obviously a valuable asset to consumer, corporations, and general public knowledge as evident by this story.