We want to be Fiscal Conservatives!
It's January and New Year's resolution time. I'm trying to get my family on track with a real BUDGET. Does anyone have a software package they adore - or at least not hate? Ideally it could be either networked between computers or online so we can both access it.
Sometimes I think we're remedial adults.
Posted by
bird on January 14, 2008 08:49 AM | Permalink
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Moneydance (http://moneydance.com) is pretty good, and is inexpensive. It's comparable to Quicken, but without the flashing advertisements. It runs on Linux, Mac, Windows - and has a budget manager. It's not terribly fancy, but I like it better than Quicken and MS Money.
Posted by: quintep | January 14, 2008 09:58 AM
Yah, that sounds good. I'm looking for a small learning curve. I'll check into it, thanks.
Posted by: Bird | January 14, 2008 10:35 AM
For my general budget I just use a google spreadsheet that I set up myself. If you're familiar with spreadsheets it's simple. If not, it probably isn't up your alley. Plus you can't get very detailed or download stuff from your bank. Ok nevermind ;-)
Posted by: Mel | January 14, 2008 10:54 AM
I like OpenSource freeware - it's like using all of Microsoft's software (word, excel, etc) except it's FREE! :)
Posted by: tamara | January 14, 2008 07:41 PM
Bird, did you figure out which software you want to use? GAUNTLET!
Posted by: tamara | January 19, 2008 08:36 AM
Oh, you're caught me being a procrastinator! I've let myself get caught up with work and other than writing down some program names on a post-it, I haven't done a damn thing. Doh.
Thanks for trying to keep me on task.
Posted by: Bird | January 21, 2008 09:04 AM