Centralized message system and methods

A centralized message system comprising:

• a controller in communication with one or more vendor user interfaces for each vendor and one or more consumer user interfaces for each consumer;
• a database including a plurality of consumers and a plurality of vendors, wherein each consumer has an associated vendor list, wherein each vendor has an associated consumer list;
• and
• a memory coupled to the controller configured to store program instructions executable by the controller, that, when executed, cause the controller to:
• receive a request from a first vendor to add a first consumer to a consumer list of the first vendor;
• receive one of an acceptance and a declination from the first consumer to the first vendor;
• if the first consumer sends the acceptance, receive a first selected category of information from the first consumer for the first vendor;
• if the first consumer sends the acceptance, send the first selected category of information to the first vendor;
• receive a request from a second consumer to add a second vendor to a vendor list of the second consumer;
• receive one of an acceptance and a declination from the second vendor to the second consumer;
• if the second vendor sends the acceptance, receive a second selected category of information from the second consumer for the second vendor;
• and
• if the second vendor sends the acceptance, send the second selected category of information to the second vendor.