Comments on: CyberNotes: Online Finance Management with Mint

By: CoryC

CoryC — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:53:30 +0000

The new “better” format that quicken came up with also required a changed in the license agreement. Financial institution’s have to pay more money than before to use the new format. That’s why the new format hasn’t came along, why some banks charge a fee for downloading statement in the quicken format, and why some banks don’t offer statement downloads.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:09:29 +0000

Wow, that is disappointing. I didn’t realize that Microsoft Money wasn’t for a global market, and it is a problem that Quicken can’t import the common data types anymore. They decided to ditch the common files and replace it with a newer “better” format that hasn’t quite caught on. To help push it along they cut out support for that type of file from the application, and I’m guessing that’s the problem you’re having.

By: satur9

satur9 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:20:38 +0000

Hm, well, that was quite the disappointment. Both are really focussed on the American market. MS Money: trials only for US citizens. Quicken: I can’t import my bank data. So I’ll stick to AceMoney, which I did like a lot

By: satur9

satur9 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:24:44 +0000

Great, thanks!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:44:27 +0000

satur9 wrote:

I’ll give them a try too, if I can find a trial version of Quicken that is.

[quicken.intuit.com]

By: satur9

satur9 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:13:39 +0000

I’ll give them a try too, if I can find a trial version of Quicken that is.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:56:47 +0000

satur9 wrote:

Well, I think I’ll stick with AceMoney. It does just what I need, has some great report functions, and is easy to use. I might even buy the paid version, multiple accounts will be useful – managing a family of 6 isn’t always simple

Have you thought about picking up Quicken or Microsoft Money if you’re going to spend money on the software anyways? They don’t cost that much more and they are both very respected pieces of software, and between the two I prefer Quicken.

By: satur9

satur9 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:21:41 +0000

Well, I think I’ll stick with AceMoney. It does just what I need, has some great report functions, and is easy to use. I might even buy the paid version, multiple accounts will be useful – managing a family of 6 isn’t always simple and right now anything in dollars is a bargain for us Europeans

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:10:57 +0000

No problem…let us know how they work out for you.

By: satur9

satur9 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:15:56 +0000

Thank you both Scott and Ryan for the tips! At the moment I’m trying out both AceMoney and Wesabe. I’m a bit reluctant for the website-stuff, but Wesabe is actually a lot of fun, so I’m doubting. AceMoney needs a bit of figuring out, but it certainly looks good, much better than anything I’ve tried out before.