Mint is an online money management tool that tracks all of your other online bank/checking/investment/credit card/mortgage accounts, aggregates your spending trends and suggests ways you can save money. By the way, it’s free.

For a detail-oriented person like me who doesn’t balance his checkbook, Mint is a godsend! I watch each credit card transaction come in, categorize it and now pay closer attention to where I’m spending my money.

Go check it out. You’ll be glad you did.

Another entry in Dillon’s Book Club. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, has nothing to do with Math — don’t worry. Religion, humanity, and adventure all play important roles in this novel. I won’t ruin the story for you. Let me know if you get around to reading it — I want to discuss the book with someone.

The book High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student by Jeremy Iversen follows the 24 year-old author’s experiences posing as a high school senior in an “average” high school in California. The book gives a look inside our country’s educational system and shows many students’ lacadaisical attitudes toward school, authority and the future. It’s equally insightful and scary! The book reminded me vaguely of my own days in high school — pointless assemblies, lazy teachers, and students being herded like cattle from class to class. I am forced to ask myself if my outlook on life has changed considerably since graduating in 2000 (I sure hope it has). Check the book out and let me know what you think…