Financial Software?

[AtlantaBob]

So I want to start doing better with my finances (and yes, for you haters, I save more than I make each month).

However, only problem is Amazon.com and other internet reviews of the latest versions of Quicken and Microsoft Money suggest that both suck. Anyone have any personal experience with either?

Many thanks in advance.

[P.S. I know this has been addressed previously, but I figured I'd look at current reactions, rather than past ones. Thanks.]

 

[Drakkon]

Have you tried the online services - Yodlee.com or mint.com? They provide me a pretty good updated record of my accounts/spending and yodlee especially organizes all my savings/credit/bills really well.

 

[MrChad]

Microsoft Money has worked well for me. My only gripe is that each new version is essentially the same as the previous one.

 

[Jeff7181]

How do you save more than you make? Are you saving someone else's money?

 

[GeekDrew]

They *do* both suck. Quicken just sucks less than Money (I've been using Quicken for 5 years or so).

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I used Excel for the longest time until switching to Personal Finances. Simple program, and does almost everything I need it to.

 

[MadAmos]

I have used both Quicken and MS Money For my needs Money has been the best fit and I have no major issues just a few minor picks. My largest complaint being both will force you do do somethings that you don't understand/want to door in a way that just isn't intuitive but if you are not too anal and take the time to learn all the ins and outs they will eventually get the job done and like me you will wonder how you got by with out some version.

Amos

 

[mshan]

In general, I prefer Quicken over Microsoft Money.

I made the transition from Quicken to Money many years ago and regret it (nothing in Microsoft Money is intuitive; you always have to stop and look around to figure out how to do something). Transitioning data over from one platform is very difficult, too.

I still use Microsoft Money 2001 because it does not have an expiration every 3 years or so like all of the new programs have. It uses QIF for data updates, so there can be sometimes I have to manually enter data from financial websites.

But if I had to do it again, I would just buy the basic Quicken program and stick with them (just remember you know have to buy an updated every 3 years or so to keep getting the ability to update data from financial insitutions, I think).