Anyone use Quicken?

So i have finally gotten around to reinstalling quicken. I used it back in 2009/10 and liked it until the program glitched when I transfered money from one account to another. The numbers of money were off and I tried to manually adjust it but to no avail. So i am reinstalling it again couple years later to give it another shot since it is really handy to actually see what you are spending money on. A great way to help refine your spending habits (the little things like going out to eat or how much you really spend on groceries and such) I remember being able to find an easy 100 bucks a month in spending cuts last time. I have 2009 and i was wondering if anyone had any opinions if i needed to upgrade to a newer version and if there was a savings with upgrading. I can't find any deal for upgrading from a prior version.

Thanks

HF

 

I worked retail in technology (don't remind me) and I don't recall there being an upgrade discount. But to be honest, if you're using it for personal finance, then unless you're experiencing incompatibilities, I can't wholeheartedly recommend you shell out the money to upgrade (consult your Quicken software for exact savings on this ).

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That's probably the biggest drawback to using an expired edition. I don't think Intuit offers "upgrades" though. Like AV software, you're required to buy the new version outright at retail price.

 

so since it is older than 2 years i have to get a new one :/

 

If you want said luxuries omitted in your 2009 version, then pretty much. Sorry HF.

 

the program is useless if i can't download my statements and transactions....thats kinda the whole point -_- well 60 bucks down the tubes on a new version :/

Thanks pro

P.S. those are essential parts really...pretty much make the program work :/

 

Ah. Haven't used Quicken myself, so good to know. Thanks for that.

 

You may want to look at Mint, in particular if you're using a SmartPhone or Tablet as well. It's kind of like an online version of Quicken (in fact, Intuit had bought them not long ago), and it's free. Well worth a look.

 

thanks but i hate tablets and smart phones for going anything ^^ I can't live without a keyboard and mouse. I also don't own a tablet so i don't reaaly care but i'll keep that in mind for later if i end up getting stuck traveling a lot.

Also my question always was....which is more secure? Mint or quicken? I always assumed quicken since you are not stuck with a 100% open internet connection the entire time working on your stuff. I also figured quicken is faster, which is why i went with it a couple years ago

 

Well, you can use it just fine from your PC, through your browser.

Good question. Frankly, I don't know the answer for certain. On the one hand, having all of your financial data stored at a location that you have no control over may well feel disconcerting. On the other hand, you can bet your hiney that they are taking security very seriously over there. Much more seriously than you seem to, judging from one of your recent postings, if I remember correctly... :yes:

Mint is quite fast, mostly depending on your internet connection. It also has some nice features, such as automatic categorization and budgeting. Quicken can do that too, but it can be a pain to set up, whereas Mint does most things automatically for you. This may or may not be something you like. Finally, at the end of the day, Quicken is a lot more powerful overall, and if you need its additional features, then it's pretty much the only way to go.

 

yea my internet connection sucks...thanks AT&T...when it comes to secured connections it blows...don't ask me why :/ Also have UAC enabled and it is annoying as hell. I wish it had a remember and save for this program because this is ridiculous. Every time i start windows i have to click it 5-10 times for various programs -_- even intel XTU needs to be okayed.....

Hell when it comes to private files mine are very secure...hell i have forgotten already 4 trucrypt files passwords :/ can't brute force them because it'll take 5000000000000000000000000 years even with having it limited to only characters i used :/ throwing spaces randomly in between has made it nearly impossible to remember and brute force. OTFBrutus doesn't offer enough options to limit how many possible combination are possible. I guess with truecrypts special thingy that reduces how many times a password can be entered makes a 130k DMIPs CPU only enter 160 passwords a second....yea almost 1,000,000,000 operations for a single password -_- that is some cryptography huh

 

To get back on the subject, I have been using Quicken 2007 and it works OK for me but I don't do any of the on-line stuff with it. I also use Quickbooks and find that a better program for business use.

 

whats the difference between the two?

 

Big difference. There's no point using QuickBooks for your personal finances.

 

thats what i thought. I remember quickbooks was much more industrialized for company booking