Remember a few years ago when you signed up for a frequent flyer account? You remember that number, right? Oh, and raise your hand if you’ve ever got charged a late fee for forgetting a credit card payment. How about having an online deal expire before you had the chance to take your belly dancing lessons? Who can keep track of all that stuff? Manilla, that’s who.
This awesome site and mobile app will keep track of all your utilities, credit card balances, frequent flyer numbers and even what’s next in your Netflix queue. Not only will it store all that information, and guard it with its life, it will even send you reminders so that you’ll never miss another bill payment again. And, it’s so clever it can even allow you to make those payments right then and there.
So now all you have to do is sit back and feel like the Goddess of Organization. Check out this week’s Twirl and see what left Carley in the dark about managing her busy life.
38 Comments
Natalie says:
Does this site work for Canadians? I tried to look on my own but my Internet is super slow this morning! Thanks!!
Stacy says:
How does Manilla work with a password manager like LastPass or RoboForm?
Olivia says:
It does! Manilla is web-based so you can use any browser plug-ins with it.
Pando says:
Actually it does not -- at least not in Google Chrome. It may have to do with the square brackets in the userid and password field names, but I'm not sure. Lastpass simply refuses to fill-in the two fields.
Note that it works fine in Firefox.
Leslie says:
tee! Donny Osmond!!
Brian says:
Good show! I have a quick question. Did you consider Paytrust as Bill Management service provider? I use Paytrust now but wonder if Manilla might be better. Thanks in advance.
Brian
Jeni says:
Do you know if there can be multiple users? Such as my husband and myself?
CKnobloch says:
Jeni— I don't believe so. You'd just need to have one shared username and password between you.
Anna says:
Which do you like better, Manilla or Mint?
CKnobloch says:
Anna— Mint is all money, all the time. Much more sophisticated in tracking finances and EDITING your financial statements... you can add categories and create charts to track your spending. If you've ever used Quicken, it's like that, only with none of the features you don't need, and online.
Manilla is literally like a folder that holds all your current bills, statements, frequent flyer accounts, magazine subscriptions, utilities... even Netflix and Groupon activity. It's aggregating all the information so you don't have to track it all over the web. AND it allows you to connect through to the provider's site and pay bills online if you have that set up with each provider. Mint doesn't do that.
Hope that's helpful!
Heather says:
LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing, now I'll be able to keep track of my bills and accounts. This is so helpful!
Natalie says:
Hi Fellow Canadians,
Without a US Zip Code you can't even make a user account with Manilla. Too bad, what a fantastic idea - I was excited to use it!
Tracy (@fromthekiwigirl) says:
Could you please share cool stuff like this for Australia.
Sharing is caring.
Big Fan..love your work.
Karina Bravo says:
This is very groovy, and can now chuck the yucky manila folder on my shelf that has had the label changed a million times! Thank you!
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Olivia says:
Hey there Twirlers! I work at Manilla and would be happy to answer any questions about the site. Leave a comment hear or reach us at any of these places:
twitter.com/manilla
facebook.com/mymanilla
http://www.manilla.com/blog
Look forward to hearing from you!
Olivia
Kate says:
Does this work in Australia ??? would be great if it worked here...
CKnobloch says:
Kate, Thanks so much for reaching out. Unfortunately, many of the products and services we cover have their priorities in supporting use in North America. We wish they didn't! Our audience is primarily here as well, but we are working on making it clearer from the get-go which products/services have capabilities beyond the US/Canada, as you're not the first Australian who has had that question. I hope you'll continue to watch to find those gems that work where you are.
Thanks!
The Nerdy Nurse says:
It's like Mint but for everything!
Nice.
CKnobloch says:
Nerdy Nurse-- Yes!!
Olivia says:
Nerdy Nurse - Manilla also retrieves, files and archives your account documents including bills and statements so you don't have to deal with paper clutter!
Lynn says:
Just found you by "accident". I've watched a few of your videos...what a great idea!! Loved the videos I have seen & plan to watch more & share with others! I was trying to look up saving files on outside servers (like dropbox). Thanks for doing this!
CKnobloch says:
Lynn— so glad you accidentally found us! Have you seen our Dropbox and Carbonite videos for help with online backup? What did you think?
Vanessa says:
aaaaaaa it has to come to Brazil!
DIana says:
I've been using Doxo.com. How does it compare?
Olivia says:
Hi Dlana. My name is Olivia Cranin and I work at Manilla.com. Manilla differs from Doxo in a few significant ways. The main difference is that Manilla has over 1,300 accounts available today for our customers to add, where I believe Doxo has only 10 or so. Manilla truly allows you to manage your bills, and much more, in one secure place. I hope this helps!
Jeanie hackett says:
I pay all my bills through my bank bill-pay. Can I pay bills through my bank bill-pay with manilla?
Olivia says:
Jeanie,
Manilla instantly organizes all of your bills and accounts, so it's easy to manage EVERYTHING in one place (from your bills to your travel rewards to your Groupons). Manilla is not a bill pay service - it will show you what is going on with all of your accounts, remind you when to pay your bills or when something is expiring, and store copies of your bills for you. You can continue to pay your bills through your bank, or any way that you wish.
Olivia
Christine says:
Ok. Handholding time. I literally clicked on DT by accident yesterday and had my Aha moment... but. I am a seriously paranoid person who has had her identity stolen and having to deal with the repair to that damage took months.
I like the idea of Manilla but I hate the idea of a third party having all my information. How secure is it REALLY and for a dodgy New Yorker like myself can I really reach organizational Nirvana. I am normally very organized but find that now stuff is getting away from me too often.
Thanks and LOVE THIS BLOG.
CKnobloch says:
Christine— Thank you! Manilla has bank-level security when it comes to OTHERS hacking into your account. If they do, it's all "read-only"... no one can use Manilla to drain your bank account, for example. As far as Manilla having your info, it's all encrypted— no one at Manilla can see what your usernames/passwords are.
I appreciate your concerns (dealing with some credit card fraud myself right now, and it's enough to make anyone gunshy). Unfortunately, it happens... and there's little way to know what the origins are (can as easily be a waiter running your card at a restaurant... and that's actually more likely than a site like Manilla stealing your identity!).
re: organizational nirvana... it's possible. Things fall through the cracks all the time (count up your bills, statements, subscriptions, accounts... and you can see why!) so to have it all in one place, PLUS get the reminders when bills are due, it's about as Zen as you can get.
I know that Olivia from Manilla might want to chime in and further clarify/add to my assessment here... Olivia?
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Olivia says:
Hi Christine,
Carley does a good job speaking to the site security. You can read more on our site and get all the details on SSL 128-bit encryption, TRUSTe, Verisign, McAfee, and more: https://www.manilla.com/what-is-manilla/security/
Please know that our customers' security is our absolute top priority, and that we built the site with that in mind.
I suggest you start slowly with Manilla by adding a few accounts at a time. Maybe start with something non-financial, like your frequent flyer accounts. You can add more at your own comfort level.
Hope this helps.
Olivia
Olivia
patty says:
How do you compare Manilla compare to Pageonce?
CKnobloch says:
Patty-- I like them both. Sometimes what it comes down to, for me, is how much I enjoy being in the app, since you have to spend a lot of time there. I really like how Manilla works, and how it's organized, and sometimes that tips the scales.
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Becky says:
I was somewhat disappointed in Manilla. Perhaps it's because hubby and I don't have accounts with many (okay, 3 total) companies that Manilla works with. We also couldn't find a way to add our own bills in. What we really wanted was the ability of Manilla to remind us when bills are due and whatnot. Since we can't add in our own bills from non-approved providers, we will be canceling our account. Sad, because it does seem like a good system.
On another note, thanks to you, I discovered the wonderness that is Evernote! A million thanks!!
CKnobloch says:
Becky— Congrats on finding Evernote. I use it daily.
re: Manilla— they do actually have a way to set reminders for any bill, even the ones you can't find on Manilla. Read more about it here: https://www.manilla.com/blog/a-bill-pay-bill-payment-reminder-for-everything/
This makes it a really holistic service, because you can add things like your rent bill, or gardener bill, and you can use all the manilla functionality. Hope that's helpful!
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