Mint.com Socializes Personal Finance Advice With New Q&A Feature

Mint.com is making its personal finance advice portal a bit more social today with the launch of Answers, a new Q&A segment of the site that pools expert advice and community insight. A subset of MintLife, the site's blog, Answers crowdsources answers to community member questions from both professional advisors and from other Mint.com users. Questions are grouped by topic, Budgeting, Debt Management, Future Goals, and Savings. The forum is open to anyone, with answers screened by the MintLife editorial staff and ranked by other users based on the usefulness of the response. Sample questions range from "Should I buy or lease a new car?" to "How should married couples divide their money and expenses?" to "How much should I spend on an engagement ring?".