Mint is a handly financial measurement/planning tool that allows you to track all your spending, income and investments. You can also compare your spending patters with others nationally or by location. The number of users of Mint is exploding and as a result they now track finances for a full 1% of all American families. TechCrunch has an article from Mint’s CEO that reveals the state of savings and investment of this large group of users and the impact of the economic downturn. It is not as bad as you might think.