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Do use any programs to track your finances?

Posted on 12/14/12 at 6:50 pm
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
22822 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 6:50 pm
Such as Quicken or Mint.com? I'd like to start using something to show me spending trends and all my finances in one place. What do you use, if anything?
Posted by jso0003
Member since Jun 2009
5170 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 6:57 pm to
I use Mint but it is far from perfect.

If anyone has anything better I'd love to hear about it.
Posted by bryso
Member since Dec 2006
27130 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 7:20 pm to
Mint.

It's not good at assets. But works well with breaking down your spending.
Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3806 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 8:41 pm to
Mint

Works great at tracking expenses.
Posted by jclem11
Neoliberal Shill
Member since Nov 2011
7844 posts
Posted on 12/14/12 at 8:48 pm to
I recently started used Adaptu. It is similar to Mint but I like it better so far.

LINK
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
11460 posts
Posted on 12/15/12 at 9:58 am to
I just signed up for Mint. I like a lot of things I've seen over the last couple hours of getting familiar with it, but there's a couple of things that it doesn't have.

1. It doesn't have one of my credit card companies.

2. My home is owner financed, and it doesn't really have a good way to track my payments and what I owe on the house. I deposit a portion of my income directly into the account of financier.

side note: Is depositing directly into their account a bad idea? I guess I could deposit all of my check into my account then turn right around and get the bank to transfer that portion to the financier's account (we use the same bank), but it's easy for me to do and easy for the teller to understand when I give them the account numbers and say I want this amount in this account, another amount in a different account, and this much cash back.



Not having one of my credit cards is no big deal, but the mortgage is a pretty good chunk that is not being included in my graphs and other reports. So, is there a program where that can be included?
Posted by Azazello
Member since Sep 2011
3185 posts
Posted on 12/15/12 at 6:08 pm to
YNAB (You Need a Budget)

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and I've used Quicken, Mint, and Microsoft Money.
Posted by Lou
Modesto, CA
Member since Aug 2005
8290 posts
Posted on 12/15/12 at 11:40 pm to
I built my own in Excel. Tracks all my monthly bills, my 401K, my Roth, my mortgage. And I built my own check register, with it's own reconciliation macro. I can email it to you if you want.
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70936 posts
Posted on 12/17/12 at 11:20 am to
Mint FTW

But TBH, I don't have very many expenses to be tracked. I don't own a home yet, no investments yet (although I don't think it even tracks that)

But it works well for the budget I need
Posted by IM4LSUTIGERS
Member since Dec 2006
974 posts
Posted on 12/17/12 at 7:11 pm to
I use Quicken Premier (version -- 2013). Had previously used MS Money.
Posted by BallyHOO
Member since Oct 2005
6845 posts
Posted on 12/24/12 at 12:30 am to
Quick books for business.
Posted by BallyHOO
Member since Oct 2005
6845 posts
Posted on 12/24/12 at 12:30 am to
Quick books for business.
Posted by Bayou Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
3659 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 8:33 pm to
I'm still looking for a good web-based program (or app) to replace MS Money. It tracks checking, credit cards, HELOC, investments, loans payable and receivable, and other assets and liabilities. Also I have about 12 years of MS Money data that I would like to roll forward into the next program. The downsides are that it is only on my desktop and is no longer being maintained by Microsoft.
This post was edited on 12/25/12 at 8:35 pm
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