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My step mom uses quicken to do her finances with, but is getting tired of the continual price increases, I was hoping folks that do their own finances might know of software that works for windows format that isn't outrageous. I use Excel myself, but apparently she want's something a bit more user friendly

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Since my 8-year-old copy of Microsoft Money has finally decided to unceremoniously stop working, I've decided to start shopping around for a new personal finance program. My needs are relatively small. I really only use it to track my checking account and mortgage. I looked into Intuit's Quicken software, but the reviews were pretty bleak. It seems that Intuit hasn't learned and continues to churn out garbage software that people just learn to live with and then are forced to upgrade 2 years later. On top of that, it's my understanding that you have to sign up for an account...

I have an old, old version of MS Money and love i; it does everything I want it to for keeping track of my investments. But Microsoft stopped making Money a few years back, so that leaves one other big player in the space, Quickens software. However, when I read all of the review on Amazon it appears to be a nightmare for many people, especially those using Windows 8/8.1, which is what I am now using. My version of MS Money barely worked on Vista; several times in fact it would not, making it fitful at best. I am...

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Re-financing current home and taking new loan on second home. Will never consider Quicken

I'm looking for suggestions on how to handle a home budget. It's for a friend, who is a 'people' person, not a 'numbers' person. She will soon be in a tight money situation, including a mortgage and a home business, and is afraid that she won't be able to manage her personal money without getting into debt. The alternatives I am aware of include good old paper, Quicken, Money, MVelopes.com, and brute force in a spreadsheet. The problems I can see with these alternatives in this case are: Paper and pencil requires doing the calculations by hand, or calculator -...

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