Net Worth Trackers Require Bank Login Credentials, Deterring Privacy-Conscious Users
A user avoided Mint, YNAB, and Monarch because all three require connecting a bank login to track net worth, and built their own tracker instead. This points to a structural trust gap for users unwilling to hand banking credentials to a third-party financial app.
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