Microsoft Money application

aldotcom

hi i'm a money saving newbie! i was wondering if anyone had used the program Microsoft money and if they have found it useful or not? i'm considering buying it but it's not that cheap so wanted some input first.

willo65

Try some free software first, i use "AceMoney Lite" it's free from download.com, maybe doesn't have as many bells or whistles as MS Money but it works for me. Only problem is it only does one account unless you buy "Ace Money" not sure how much this is though. Alternatively you could make a relatively simple spreadsheet to do the similar.

dunstonh

I have used it for about 15 years now. It should be quite cheap to pick up as it hasnt been made for about 3 years now (UK version anyway).

Its does exactly what it says and does it well.

RayWolfe

Try Amazon for a second hand version, mine cost £4 a couple of years ago. 2004 is compatible with VISTA.

blueberrypie

I use MoneyDance and find it does everything I need, and does it well.

savingforoz

blueberrypie wrote: »

I use MoneyDance and find it does everything I need, and does it well.

I second that, Moneydance is excellent and comes with free updates. I'm a very happy user.

RayWolfe

If you want to record investments, then I'm afraid it can only be Money or Quicken. All these others are very unsophisticated - really not much more than you can get with a good spreadsheet.

savingforoz

Moneydance is fine with investments of all sorts - it handles my unit trusts perfectly.

Edinburghlass_2

dunstonh wrote: »

I have used it for about 15 years now. It should be quite cheap to pick up as it hasnt been made for about 3 years now (UK version anyway).

Its does exactly what it says and does it well.

So have I, came on floppy disc with my first pc, although I have upgraded since then

alanclarke

I've been using it since 1995. It is excellent at tracking bank accounts, credit cards and monitoring shares and unit trust performance which get updated automatically.

You can download a trial USA version at www.microsoft.com/products/info/default.aspx?view=22&pcid=9d273393-92c9-4807-be9c-515a0d152415 - I think Money Plus Deluxe is the nearest to the UK version.

Be warned you will not be able to open the data file in the UK version of Money but it will give you an idea of how it works.

Microsoft Works Suite contains Money and is sold cheaply on eBay and online stores but make sure you get the UK version, it's amazing how many UK online shops sell the USA version.

aldotcom

Thanks for responses folks. So am I right in thinking that the latest version won't work for my UK bank accounts etc?