Anyone use Quicken for personal finance? Any other better software products?

JonT · 01-01-2008, 06:30 PM

Im considering switching from Excel spreadsheets to a more automated program like Quicken for expense tracking, bill paying, investment tracking. Any user comments or reviews/recommendations? Thanks

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LeeH · 01-01-2008, 08:26 PM

I'd be lost without Quicken. I've been using it for many years. With Quicken I know where my money goes and paying bills is easy. I pay a fee for paying bills directly through Quicken, but figure I save enough in postage to mostly cover the $9.95/month.

HarryD · 01-02-2008, 07:53 PM

I have used Quicken for years. I upgrade every 2-3 years only because obslesence is a terrible thing.

I used to use a pencil, columar pad and a calculator and then a spreadsheet program. It does the same thing but faster and easier. I think it is a great product.

Shadetree930 · 01-03-2008, 06:30 AM

It is excellent for straight banking (balancing checkbooks etc). If you have a complex portfolio with many investments, it is brilliant. Get the premier edition if you are going to do a lot of on-line management of your accounts. It will save you a boatload of work by eliminating the need for manual transaction entry.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

Quicken is very good. Limited in some respects (such as for tracking cash purchases) but very good in general. I just got myself hooked up with 2008 for this year and am tracking all my purchases with it.

I haven't tried linking it up to electronic trading accounts so at the moment my portfolio income is completely separate from my household income. Which maybe isn't a bad thing.