Software for keeping track

Archi_Bald

TheTracker wrote: »

a decade old version of MS Money.

Just because it's a decade old doesn't mean it isn't fully functional. It is, in fact, way better than some of the more recent packages when it comes to investments. It is also perfectly good for recording/monitoring current and savings accounts, and it is a lot more flexible than many of the newer solutions. One downside is that there is no mobile app but that's a downside in almost all of the packages.

TheTracker

agrinnall wrote: »

Really? Do you have any statistics (that you haven't made up on the spot) to justify this claim?

Yes they are called Mac users. Plenty of posts here by Money users who run Windows in parallels/fusion. A few colleagues do this.

chris_m

Archi_Bald wrote: »

Just because it's a decade old doesn't mean it isn't fully functional.

Indeed - my installation of Quicken98 still works perfectly, on at least as late as Windows7.
It's also portable between PCs, simply by copying the installation folder - it throws a few errors at first on a new machine because the settings file isn't present but soon settles down once it's created that file.

agrinnall

TheTracker wrote: »

Yes they are called Mac users. Plenty of posts here by Money users who run Windows in parallels/fusion. A few colleagues do this.

So all that shows is that there's no decent money tracking software for Mac and that the software of choice for them is still MS Money. Perhaps then you could explain what point you were making in your first post, as it seems to me that you're a bit confused, perhaps from so many unnecessary changes of software.

£10

fishpond wrote: »

As the title says really,
Any recommendations for Software for keeping track of all these newly opened bank accounts for myself and grandchildrens?

I use and recommend Money Manager EX (moneymanagerex.org). This is a free open-source program with great features, which is constantly being updated and improved. Comes with a good selection of reports, plus you can create your own additional reports if you're tech-savvy or download other users' reports shared on the MMEX Forum: forum.moneymanagerex.org

alexmi

agrinnall wrote: »

So all that shows is that there's no decent money tracking software for Mac and that the software of choice for them is still MS Money. Perhaps then you could explain what point you were making in your first post, as it seems to me that you're a bit confused, perhaps from so many unnecessary changes of software.

No, it probably actually shows the laziness of most users in sticking with old software, when in fact there are plenty of options for Mac users. One of these is MoneyDance, which caters for Windows, Mac OS X and even Linux. There are many others and even good old YNAB has a Mac version.

floppity

I've been using Quicken ever since it came installed on my first home PC. I've managed to install the 2000 version on successive computers and am currently using it with Windows 7. I'm dreading the day when it will no longer work with later versions of Windows.

I particularly like the calendar feature which enables me to project into the future and proactively move money around between accounts. Is there a site somewhere that does a detailed comparison of financial SW features?
(Inuit still produce Quicken but only for the US)

colsten

I don't know of any detailed comparison but if you see the need to move to something else, you could have a look at AceMoney. I have migrated to AceMoney from MS Money and was impressed with the migration process. The functionality is pretty much the same as in MS Money. I don't know what the differences between AceMoney and Quicken are but it should be easy for you to figure out whether it's for you.

Pound

I've been using GNUCash for about a decade although I've yet to meet anyone else that likes it. I like that it uses double-entry bookkeeping, ie. every time you record a transaction there's an opposite transaction somewhere else.

savingforoz

alexmi wrote: »

I use Moneydance: http://infinitekind.com/download-moneydance-personal-finance-software

Another vote for Moneydance from me.