Since MS is dumping MS Money, where would you go?

[SammySnood]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: sao123
unless microsoft ever discontinues excel, my finances are perfectly fine.

You could just move over to OpenOffice.

Has anyone ever used GnuCash? I primarily use a spread sheet I made in OOo Calc, but I'm looking for something a little more robust.

We've been using GnuCash for a couple of years. I use in in Linux (Debian Lenny). Wife uses it in Windows. Wife is a CPA and absolutely loves GnuCash. I do, too, but not for any reason other than it isn't awful software like Money and Quicken. (Plus, of course, it works in Linux.) I guess GnuCash could be considered overkill for personal finances, but if a moron (in finances at least, if not in everything else) like me can use it, it can't be all that tough.

BTW, people often say they're "doing the budget" when they're "doing the books" using software of this type. If you really want to do a budget (set up a plan for spending / saving) then YNAB might be worth looking at. My wife thinks it's exactly what most people should be using instead of stuff like Quicken and Money. Their approach is kind of odd, but it's designed to instill strict discipline in the way families handle their money.

 

[oiprocs]

Another for mint. I registered last night and thought the graphs and shit made me fucking Wall Street.

 

[raystorm]

Just tried out Mint thanks to this thread. Very nice to have an overview of everything on one page. I don't have any businesses or loans and stuff (just basic bank and credit card balances) but still a neat service. :thumbsup:

 

[Nitemare]

hmmm, look at bank statement monthly for about 30 minutes, then file

Done.

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Scraps of paper laying around on my desk :^D

this

 

[judasmachine]

I use the most expensive software (and hardware) there is............................ the woman. How I found one not obsessed with embezzling from me for shoes or handbags is beyond me.