Money Management Software

paddyator

Does anyone know of a freeware Microsoft Money style program? something along the same lines as openoffice is to microsoft office?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

spook

Can't say if it's good or not, but the most well-known open source accounting package is GnuCash.

sihart68

AceMoneyLite is freeware but only supports one account. http://www.mechcad.net/products/acemoney/index_lite.shtml.

I tried it and liked it's simplicity so bought the full product. The lite version has all the same features but I needed to keep track of a couple of bank accounts and a couple of credit cards.

I have to say it is miles better than MSMoney and at $30 is pretty cheap considering the exchange rate.

Cheers,
Si.

paddyator

thanks, I will have a look at that and see what i think.

Cheers

U've_been_framed

I think there is an open source program called Turbocash.

markchadwick

If you're not too uncomfortable with the idea, there are plenty of web applications starting up that offer finance software online through a web browser for free. Your accounts will be stored on their servers, but it means you can access it from any computer so long as it has an internet connection. With the upward rise in "cloud computing" I think we'll all be using applications like this in the future anyway and the desktop will go back to its early years as a "terminal" to the network.

Two applications that spring to mind that are quite mature are wesabe and mint (google both and you should get the links). Wesabe is more focussed on the social aspect of money management (so probably best for household accounts) as it suggests ways to save money based on other users buying habbits/deals available in shops. Whereas Mint is a bit like a web version of Quicken (so I'm told).

As a side point: I think these programs will start to support google-gears soon so it will work on your computer even without an internet connection. Google-gears basically allows web applications to run on your computer when there is no internet connection and synchronise afterwards.

Hope this helps.

Marty999

I use Moneydance, it costs $29.99 USD for a license and it's functional rather than flashy, but I'd recommend it.