Microsoft 'Money' Have you used it ?

peawack

Costco selling it (2005 version) for £18. Is it any good, and is there a newer version ?

MPH80

I use 2004 and find it works well. I can't really live without it now. Depends what you want it for though. I find it useful, not only for tracking income/outgoings - but I also track stock prices and pension values through it.

If you just want something to track spendng/saving in one or two accounts - a basic spreadsheet would do as well. I found the spreadsheet became useless when I had 20 accounts ...

And no - no more recent version for the UK yet.

M.

nbbradshaw

I use 2004 financial suite, like mph80 I couldn't live without mine either!

Mine's_a_guinness

It's absolutely brilliant - I've been using an older version for about 3 years now and I wouldn't be without it. It's fantastic for budgeting and for that price I think you'll find you've got yourself a bargain.

pounds_and_pensive

MS Money '99 still going strong here

Kilty_2

I have MS Money For Windows 95 somewhere

Debt_Free_Chick

Yep, you don't need the "now" version. The cheapest version that will run on your PC will be fine. Brilliant budgeting and reporting tools. Far more extensive and robust than anything you could construct in Excel and built-in error-prevention too.

s71hj

I had a quick look at my version for the first time yesterday, but got slightly lost. Can I ask, does it actually interact with your online bank and credit card accounts, and update itself with transaction info, or do you have to feed it all in manually. Also, can it predict what finances will be, based on what interest you are earning etc. If so, I may have to give it a go!

YorkshireBoy

pounds_and_pensive wrote:

MS Money '99 still going strong here

Likewise!

Mine was bundled with a Win98 PC from Tiny Computers (remember them first time around?), but it's running under XP on my lap-top these days.

I wouldn't be without it.

pounds_and_pensive

Mine started out as a month's trial on a magazine coverdisc, and I think I knew inside of a fortnight that I was going to buy it. One of my favourite features is the forecast graph thingy, which you can adjust according to whatever 'what if' scenario you happen to be considering. I've no idea why it appeals to me so much, as in my case it usually translates to the 'look how skint you're going to be next week' view. It was about £52, and has paid for itself over and over in the last seven years.

I wouldn't consider upgrading something that works just great anyway, and am even less likely to after I read somewhere a few months ago that recent versions insist you keep your data online (whatever for?). I don't know how much truth there is in that, but it doesn't sound very secure, and I'm very possessive of my own particular 'skint' view - it's mine, I tell you, MINE!

[Deleted User]

I couldn`t live without mine either. I update it almost daily. I love the way I can immediately see if I need to transfer some money from my savings to current account. Mine is 2004 and I`ll never bother to upgrade

That and egg money manager are an awesome combination