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Posted by Bill on February 22, 2007, 6:43 pm
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Bill
> Intuit has announced that support for 2004 Quicken will end in May. Any
> user that is using "Direct connect" to download directly into Quicken are
> impacted. Those that download QIF files to be imported into Quicken don't
> appear to be impacted. My bank uses the Direct connect method so I
> upgraded to 2007.
>
>> New to the group and this post is exactly what I am also interested in. I
>> have MS money 2004 and to my surprise I got a pop up saying the two year
>> online service to connect to the bank for updates has expired. Upgrade is
>> required to Money 2007 to continue this service. Man was I shocked. Not
>> that I don't want to spend the $$ but it was unexpected.
>>
>> The question is does Quicken also drop online connections to banks etc
>> either annually or biannually to force an upgrade? If not I will
>> certainly switch to Q2007 deluxe
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>> They both work. Neither of them work the way you prescribe. Based on
>>> your requirement, you'll probably need to hire a programmer and create a
>>> custom solution from scratch.
>>>
>>> But if that doesn't appeal to you, you'll find that both programs allow
>>> you to "model" your personal financial situation through use of
>>> repeating "scheduled" transactions that you can use to represent
>>> periodic bills and your periodic paycheque, etc., and that they can
>>> remind you of upcoming bills and differentiate between those that are
>>> paid/unpaid.
>>>
>>> You need a certain level of personal commitment to use one of these
>>> programs. My father and I have religiously used personal finance
>>> programs for over 10 years and fit things easily into our daily lives.
>>> I have a friend who tried it and it wound up to be a total waste of his
>>> time because he didn't "get" certain concepts and didn't make the
>>> personal commitment - 2 1/2 years of data entry and all he wound up with
>>> was a pile of garbage data.
>>>
>>> Both programs are on yearly upgrade cycles; so while spending $60 or
>>> $100 on one of them might seem negligible, keep in mind that the vendors
>>> would love for you to upgrade each & every year. I am sure I've spent
>>> more than $600 on Quicken upgrades to date. You might be wise to stay
>>> with the one that has the lower annual cost, and then only upgrade every
>>> other year.
>>>
>>> If you're not a very demanding user and you require a more "user
>>> friendly" user interface, I 'd suggest Microsoft Money actually. If you
>>> have an investment portfolio and want to model it, then I think you're
>>> better to go with Quicken.
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am trying to decide between Microsoft Money and Quicken. I will use
>>>> this to pay bills on-line and reconcile my checking accounts.
>>>>
>>>> I would like the program to show a list of monthly bills. As each bill
>>>> is paid, I want it to be highlighted in a different color.
>>>>
>>>> Which program should I get? I have never used either and would
>>>> appreciate the benefit of your experience.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Allen
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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