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		Astronaut3315 on Nov 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mint is shutting down, and it's pushing users towa... In what way is a credit monitoring app (Credit Karma) a viable alternative to a budgeting app (Mint)?

paxys on Nov 2, 2023 | [–]

It is a viable alternative for Intuit because they can collect more data and show more ads while providing no ongoing service.

manicennui on Nov 2, 2023 | [–]

Credit Karma is a lead provider for lenders. They probably make a boatload of money from that. I don't think they care about providing the same functionality.

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