The following is a guest post from Jenna, Community Manager of Adaptu. Jenna has been a long time reader and commenter here and I’d encourage you to take a look at this very cool, new site. 
One of the reasons why I enjoy following Budgeting In The Fun Stuff is the genuine thought that Crystal puts into her responses to readers’ comments. Whether it’s responding at the bottom of a blog post, sending an email, or commenting on other personal finance blogs, Crystal really cares about her community.
What is Adaptu?
Another reason BFS keeps my interest is the openness to new communities. I’m currently working with one online community that Crystal has allowed me to share with you, Adaptu.
Adaptu is an online service with tools, resources, and a community of connected users, that helps people make sense of and be in control of their financial lives. Adaptu’s goal is to help empower individuals to take a more active role in their finances. By doing this, we believe that users will be better prepared for life’s both planned and unplanned events.
Adaptu Benefits
While there are lots of reasons to become a member of Adaptu, here are a couple of reasons I personally connect with it: For one, it’s free! Can’t beat that. Secondly, the tools allow me to interact with my finances, from low balance alerts to tracking investments, in a way that makes sense. Adaptu has a calendar highlighting your bills, balances and transaction details. If you click on a future calendar date, your projected balances and scheduled transactions for that date will be displayed. Adaptu also has the capabilities to track utilities and reward points. Additionally, you can compare your spending against the rest of the community using the financial comparisons tool.
Most of all, I love the community on Adaptu (granted, I might be a little biased, being the Community Manager). Adaptu has great blog posts, discussions, groups, videos and polls, allowing members to share information, engage other users, and help one another reach their financial goals. Plus, Adaptu allows its users to create their own content. If a user has a particular question, passion or thought, he or she can share it with the Adaptu community as a whole.
Future of Adaptu
Over the next year, we plan to continue publishing great content, expand our community, and listen to the needs of our users in order to create additional money management tools. Of course, our tools are completely secure, with security verification seals from multiple companies. Our bank-level security keeps your account information, as well as passwords, completely encrypted.
I encourage you to check out Adaptu. Oh, and in the words of Crystal, “Honestly, I love to see your opinions and questions.”
Crystal’s Comments: I’ve personally checked out Adaptu in its beginning and liked it’s layout and purposes. What do you think?
Feel free to also check out my staff writer post today at My Retirement Blog,
15 Ways to Ensure a Successful Retirement – Part 2
Sounds like something I may need to check out, sounds kind of like mint.com though doesn’t it?
I have visited and navigated around Adaptu in the last couple weeks,and it is very user friendly, easy to read, and has some great information.
@LifeAndMyFinances – Yes! Please check Adaptu out. While we do have some of the same functionality as Mint.com, Adaptu has tools that set us apart. For example the calendar, the capability to track utilities and reward points and the option to compare your spending habits against the rest of the Adaptu community. We also off opportunities to connect with other users, write blog posts and have discussions, create and join groups, watch videos and take polls, all geared towards helping you achieve your financial goals.
@Everyday Tips – Glad you like Adaptu and the information we have to share. I’ve loved reading your blog over the last couple of weeks!
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