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How to Use the New Budget Page

Posted in New features, heaps! how to on June 3rd, 2010

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The Budget Page has undergone a facelift, and you will find that it will be easier to keep on top of your finances.

heaps! users can now change the name and frequency of a budget item or delete it altogether. As many of you have requested, you can also control whether an expense is necessary or optional – You do this by clicking on the icons, necessary is the number ‘1’ icon and optional is the number ‘2’ icon.

The last 5 transactions can be viewed on the budget page, by clicking the down arrow on the budget line, making it easy to see which spends are being included.

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We’ve Made heaps! Even Better!

Posted in New features on June 3rd, 2010

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We’re excited to announce the launch of an upgraded heaps!.  This new version builds on the tracking abilities of the heaps! you’re used to and incorporates suggestions and improvements proposed by customers like you.  It’s never been easier to get heaps! more out of life!

Here are a few things you can look forward to the next time you log into heaps!:

Importing Data from Other Banks

We realise that not everyone banks exclusively with Kiwibank, so we have incorporated a feature that allows customers to upload data files from other banks.

heaps budgetImproved Budgeting

Thanks to many of your suggestions, we’ve redesigned the Budget page and incorporated some features that make it easier for you to keep track of your money.

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We now have over 15,000 people using heaps!.  We’re always keen to hear your comments, so keep those ideas coming! Become a fan on our Facebook page and tell us what you think.

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Lady in the Red Decides on Kiwibank

Posted in In the spotlight on May 18th, 2010

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Greer McDonald has been shopping around for a new bank that will help her get out of debt.  On her stuff.co.nz blog, she openly talks about her experiences with  Westpac, ASB, and Kiwibank, and gives glimpses into services offered by SBS, National Bank, BNZ, and ANZ.

Partly thanks to heaps!, Greer McDonald has decided to move her daily personal banking to Kiwibank.

“The Heaps! product is an added bonus and I think it’ll prove to be a pretty valuable tool in the future.”

We wish Greer all the best in her financial future, and she can bet heaps! will be there to help!

Read Bank Idol: It’s over… for the full article.

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Lady in the Red Sizes Up Heaps!

Posted in In the spotlight on May 13th, 2010

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Lady in the Red Sizes Up Heaps

Greer McDonald has tried several personal finance software websites and writes about how heaps! speaks to the inner geek and financial infant in her.  A product of her Generation “Y-Not” spending habits, Greer’s debt brings new meaning to a misspent youth. Her aim now is to debunk money myths and get Kiwis to take control of their finances by learning through her bad choices.

3 Key Things Greer Finds in heaps!

  1. “It’s not just a retrospective tool that tells you what you’ve spent after the fact, it breaks things down to show information like how many days till your next pay day (and whether you’re on-track right now with your budget, rather than later).”
  2. “It also does things like celebrate spend-free days by marking them on your breakdown.”
  3. “Your goals stare you in the face on the same page as your balance (like) and I think my favourite thing: it doesn’t look like it’s a bank site.”

Read Bank Idol: Kiwibank on stuff.co.nz for the full article

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