Intuit, maker of Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax has announced they intend to buy personal finance site Mint.com.

In an email to Quicken customers, Quicken said:

“We’ve got exciting news to share with you! Quicken and Mint.com are coming together to take personal finance to the next level. Intuit just announced our intent to purchase Mint.com. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2009.

Mint.com is a fast-growing provider of online personal finance solutions, providing more than 1.5 million users a fresh, easy and intelligent way to manage their money. Intuit and Mint.com share a common goal: to help you do more with your money through innovative, easy-to-use solutions.

Rest assured, we’ll continue to offer the easy-to-use Quicken Desktop software you know and trust. And you’ll get the same level of great service you have come to expect from Quicken.”

Hopefully this is the first step in Quicken getting their act together online, and to stop charging $30 a month to use Quicken online instead of on the desktop!