MS Money

I’ve been using MS Money to manage my money for 25yrs, this is now a problem as support the program has long since discontinued and it will only run on operating systems up to windows7. I now need to update my pc to win 10/11, can anyone recommend a similar non-professional low/no cost but modern money management program that I will ideally be able to import my current data into?


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  • TadleyBaggie
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    I haven't used it for over 12 years (moved to a Mac) but I'm pretty sure I've seen posts saying it works fine on Windows 10.
  • TonyMMM
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    edited 26 June at 11:25AM
    MS Money works absolutely fine on Win10 ....haven't tried it on Win11 myself, but heard it's OK on there to.
  • _wishful_thinker
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    I am using MS Money v11 on Windows 11 (Arm version, via Parallels Desktop on a Mac) without issue. If it works on the Arm version of Windows 11, you would probably assume it works on Intel version.
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    I’ve been using MS Money to manage my money for 25yrs, this is now a problem as support the program has long since discontinued and it will only run on operating systems up to windows7. I now need to update my pc to win 10/11, can anyone recommend a similar non-professional low/no cost but modern money management program that I will ideally be able to import my current data into?



    Which version of MS Money are/have you been you using? I've just installed the final UK version on a Windows 11 PC, and it appears to be fine. If that's not the version hat you already have, you can pick up a copy from my Dropbox.

    Failing that, I've been using AceMoney for years, and it runs fine on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. There's an initial cost of about £40 (it seems to fluctuate a bit with exchange rates), but no ongoing subscription. Importing data in various formats is possible, but it can be a bit fiddly if .csv is necessary (columns might need to be reordered).
  • JGB1955
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    edited 26 June at 6:02PM
    I'm using Money 2005 on Windows 10... no problems... and have all transactions back to November 1999 at my fingertips!
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2023 - £1 a day challenge DONE and DUSTED! £1460£1460
  • PParka
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    Money 2005 still works for me on Windows 11.  
    The only thing it doesn't do anymore is automatically update stock/fund prices.

  • Shedman
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    PParka said:
    Money 2005 still works for me on Windows 11.  
    The only thing it doesn't do anymore is automatically update stock/fund prices.

    Although Gaiersoftware's MSMoneyquotes is a work around to that (albeit there is a potential issue with Microsoft Quote system...see other thread re this
  • Doshwaster
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    I'm still using MS Money on Windows 11. It has a frightening amount of data from over 20 years but now I only use it for pensions and  investments. I don't really care what I spent in Tesco in 2004. 

    For day to day spending I have been using Moneydashboard which is the sort of product which Money really should have evolved into. Sadly, Moneydashboard is no longer being actively developed but I have been unable to find an alternative which I like. 
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