Anyone here use Quicken?

[TheNewGirl 1,479]

Or something similar to it???

 

What do you think? Does it help in terms of budgeting and finances?

[Snoopy1 0]

The Quickening is in New York City.

 

 

There can be only one!

[Ravens 03 0]

Yes - Works great. Love it.

 

 

Think about what you want your P&L to look like in terms of number/kind of expenses categories BEFORE you start creating them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[When's dessert?]

[Rusty Syringes 478]

STOP IT WITH THE WITCHCRAFT!!!!

[TheNewGirl 1,479]

Can I punch in the numbers and then figure out what I would like them to be? We need to see where our money is going, and I thought that I could better get a handle on it if the totals were right in front of me, etc...

[Ravens 03 0]

Can I punch in the numbers and then figure out what I would like them to be? We need to see where our money is going, and I thought that I could better get a handle on it if the totals were right in front of me, etc...

 

Yes - You can compare to a budget, if that's what you are asking.

[TheNewGirl 1,479]

STOP IT WITH THE WITCHCRAFT!!!!

 

 

 

Yes - You can compare to a budget, if that's what you are asking.

 

I don't have a budget, that's what I am needing to figure out. I thought Quicken kinda helped to determine where money is going and all of that...???

[cday 0]

I don't have a budget, that's what I am needing to figure out. I thought Quicken kinda helped to determine where money is going and all of that...???

 

it does.

 

you'll get as much out of quicken as you put in. i check it every now and then, some people use it on a daily basis, etc. it's a good program for the money.

[pimptastic69 0]

The calendar feature is pretty slick. Along with your monthly bills, you can enter things that only happen once or twice a year like property tax payments and income tax returns and see how it affects your bottom line months or years in advance.

 

It's also helpful in doing "what if" scenarios. You can easily see how a pay raise or an increased car payment will work out.

[TheNewGirl 1,479]

The calendar feature is pretty slick. Along with your monthly bills, you can enter things that only happen once or twice a year like property tax payments and income tax returns and see how it affects your bottom line months or years in advance.

 

It's also helpful in doing "what if" scenarios. You can easily see how a pay raise or an increased car payment will work out.

 

I bought Quicken Basic. It's not working like I thought it would. Will def,. take some time to set it all up and get it going.

 

Thanks for the responses, everyone. It helps!!!

[paulinstl 296]

Cash flow analysis is one the very best features of Quicken Basic.

[pingpong 0]

I don't have a budget, that's what I am needing to figure out. I thought Quicken kinda helped to determine where money is going and all of that...???

I don't have a budget either, and use itemized category and cash flow reports to determine where we are spending our money. It takes a little time to get it working like you want it to, and avoid double counting some things. For example, we pay our credit cards from our checking acount, and then also download our credit card statements. Those purchases on the cc are also a debit on our checking acct and counted twice.

[Ravens 03 0]

I bought Quicken Basic. It's not working like I thought it would. Will def,. take some time to set it all up and get it going.

 

Thanks for the responses, everyone. It helps!!!

 

The fewer the Income/Expense items the better.

You can always add.

 

Think about what you want to know about your finances.

[DuckStupid 40]

I hope your saving up for our little rendezvous

[TheNewGirl 1,479]

Think about what you want to know about your finances.

 

I want to know EXACTLY where ALL of our money is going.

[Ravens 03 0]

I want to know EXACTLY where ALL of our money is going.

 

I'm talking about creating 50 expenses categories insteads of 500.

 

HTH