Tracking finances

[MJ]

Well, I am impressed. I can't even forecast whether I will have sex in the coming week, let alone what my finances will be 40 years from now.

Ha

When it "comes" to sex, no forcast is necessary. I know I haven't had it for a long while and I know I ain't gonna have it for a while longer. No need for a crystal ball here. Of course, I am talking with another person.

 

[Jarhead*]

When it "comes" to sex, no forcast is necessary. I know I haven't had it for a long while and I know I ain't gonna have it for a while longer. No need for a crystal ball here.

Just throw on a little "Frank", or whatever you use for "mood music", a glass of good Vino,
and snuggle up with your spread-sheet, for a perfect Sat. Night. 8)

You'll stay out of trouble for sure that way.

 

[youbet]

I have Quicken Deluxe 2004 sitting on the shelf here, unloaded and never used. With ER starting this Friday, June 30, I was thinking I now will have time to use it. Is this 2004 version OK to get started with or should I go pop for the latest version and have it from the get-go?
thanks.

youbet

 

[haha]

I have Quicken Deluxe 2004 sitting on the shelf here, unloaded and never used.  With ER starting this Friday, June 30, I was thinking I now will have time to use it.  Is this 2004 version OK to get started with or should I go pop for the latest version and have it from the get-go?

Loyalty is a great thing. You arived at  ER with 2004, so I'd say ride the one who brung ya, but just be sure you load her properly.

Ha

 

[cube_rat]

It's amazing how a innocuous thread such as "tracking finance expenses" quickly morphs into sex talk. Not that I'm complaining or anything....

I bought Quicken Premier and found it to be a PIA, IMHO. I felt like I was back in my bean counting days using general ledger systems before I crossed over into IT. I just do not want to set-up a chart of accounts, produce P & L's and balance for personal fiscal activities. Then there's the whole reconciliation and journal entering "plug" numbers to make my accounts balance. Way too anal for me. Another thing the "ka-ching" sound everytime I did a bank entry was truly annoying (yeah, I could've turn off the sound if I wanted to)

Sooo, I will be creating an Excel spreadsheet with budget and actuals per month and year. This is also anal, but I won't be worrying about balancing accounts at month end.

Sorry, I can't comment on regular Quicken or Money since I've never had the pleasure of using the software.

 

[Nords]

I have Quicken Deluxe 2004 sitting on the shelf here, unloaded and never used.  With ER starting this Friday, June 30, I was thinking I now will have time to use it.  Is this 2004 version OK to get started with or should I go pop for the latest version and have it from the get-go?

Yep, try it and see how you like it before you waste money on more Intuit software.

I believe the installation program will still attempt to download the half-dozen bug fixes from Intuit. You'll want to do that before you start entering your data.

 

[canent]

I've been using Quicken with some success. I'm still just using it to track expenses and investments, but I think there's a lot more potential for it once I tap into it...