Software to manage finances

[RL400]

I am looking for something like quickbooks or quicken but at a cheaper cost. any suggestions?

 

[DJ Big T]

Mint.com ?

 

[RL400]

not really looking for something through a web browser

 

[bigdogchris]

Mint.com is made by subsidiary of Intuit, and it's free.

It's likely going to be the only real suggestion your going to get.

 

[RL400]

alright thanks. ill give it a try

 

[Cataulin]

I've got it on my android phone. Very easy to use.

 

[zero2dash]

GnuCash is an open source Quicken alternative.

 

[Comenius]

Definitely a fan of Mint. It's a good application, and you can't beat the price!

 

[PensFault]

http://homebank.free.fr/

Mint mines your financial data, cool huh? "free" is an abused term these days.

 

[Trepidati0n]

Sorry...but due to the vast majority of people who don't care about their finances (look at the debt the average consumer is in), there is a chasm in capability between free and paid.

The issue with Mint is you have to go with the Apple mindset of you will not get all the features you will eventually want and you will never have full control over your data. I ran Mint and Quicken side by side for a year...and now fully back with Quicken. I upgrade every other year and find it on Amazon usually for $50. Thus if $25/year is too much for you...that is your choice.

The biggest downfall to Quicken is they do not have the same set of online accesses that mint has. Mint for some reason has more. I'm suprised that Intuit has been able to correct this...or they don't want to correct it. Therefore if you are with bigger institutions...you are fine.