I've used gnucash for years and highly recommend it. It's open source, available for lots of platforms, and good tutorials are available online. And it's free.
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DXMachina - Jan 29, 2015 6:39:30 pm PST #24321 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
omnis_audis - Jan 30, 2015 9:12:35 am PST #24322 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Any suggestions on a good budget management/personal finance app?
on my iPad i use moneywiz. They just released a new version. I like it. Reminds me of old quicken before they added too many bells and whistles.
esse - Jan 30, 2015 9:16:15 am PST #24323 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
You Need a Budget is tops for me. Good app and very secure sync options.
EpicTangent - Jan 30, 2015 9:34:43 am PST #24324 of 25496
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Anybody tried HelloWallet? I can get it free through my work, but I have to sign up soon if I'm going to, as my branch of the company just got sold. Just don't know if it will be worth the no doubt extensive work to start loading info in.
Maria - Jan 30, 2015 9:38:46 am PST #24325 of 25496
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Sign up while you can get it free. Poke around before you do the heavy lifting. If you don't like it, cancel your account.
EpicTangent - Jan 30, 2015 9:47:15 am PST #24326 of 25496
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Good point. I am trying to make sure I take advantage of all the corporate discounts before we lose access to them. I should just do the initial sign on while I can.
SuziQ - Jan 30, 2015 11:49:49 am PST #24327 of 25496
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
SA - I'm looking at You Need a Budget and I'm liking what I see. How long have you been using it?
esse - Jan 30, 2015 11:55:55 am PST #24328 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Three or four years. It's been around a lot longer than that. As with any budgeting system it does require some initial legwork, but it's really the core philosophy around it that sold me. An early goal in this budget system is to use last month's income to pay this month's expenses, so you always have more income than you expense. And once you've started down that road (and aren't spending the whole of your income) you begin to accumulate a little more money each month so you can then put some money towards your savings goals. (You can and should also consider putting savings in as one of your expense lines.) There is a deep and supportive community out there, and it's helped a lot of people get their finances together and in many cases get out of debt.
Gris - Jan 30, 2015 12:48:34 pm PST #24329 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I love Goodbudget a lot, but I don't use it as a full fledged app to keep track of all of my expenses, only the ones that vary significantly or are discretionary. Groceries, gas, eating out, etc. I have a very simple spreadsheet I use on Google docs to keep track of the less variable expenses like utilities mortgage etc. It has a different philosophy based on the Dave Ramsay is envelope system but virtual.
Consuela - Feb 01, 2015 12:53:21 pm PST #24330 of 25496
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So it's that time of year again.
Anyone have any recommendations for tax software this year? Gotta be something that will handle mortgage interest/deductions etc.