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Kevin - Mar 07, 2008 1:35:02 pm PST #5081 of 25501
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beekaytee - Mar 07, 2008 1:45:26 pm PST #5082 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Kevin, I have an excel spreadsheet for collecting and summing checks, but I was hoping for a bit more functionality...like keeping track of expenses vs. income...maybe invoice production. etc.
-t - Mar 07, 2008 2:00:48 pm PST #5083 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
QuickBooks does not have to be complex, bonny. I use it to track my brother's store finances and we keep it pretty simple. THe Help files are actually pretty helpful, I have found.
DXMachina - Mar 07, 2008 2:29:56 pm PST #5084 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Another option if you just want to try things out is GnuCash, an open source double-entry system. It's got good help files, and it's aimed at personal finance and small businesses.
§ ita § - Mar 07, 2008 2:30:34 pm PST #5085 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have you used it, DX? Where did you hear about it?
beekaytee - Mar 07, 2008 3:30:18 pm PST #5086 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
I will look at both. I like that gnucash has customer tracking and invoices but I'll check out the quickbooks help files too.
I used to have a simple filemaker pro based tracking system but the maker went out of business...well to be honest, I stopped paying attention long before that, now I'm a bit intimidated by the options.
DXMachina - Mar 07, 2008 3:32:29 pm PST #5087 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I do use it, and for someone who knows nothing about accounting, I found it very easy to learn. I first heard of it here. It's available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
-t - Mar 07, 2008 3:38:28 pm PST #5088 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Can it import Quicken or QuickBooks files, DX? If I can convert my historical data it might be worthwhile to switch next time an upgrade looms at me. Free sounds a lot more cost-effective than paying for two licenses for one tiny company.
beekaytee - Mar 07, 2008 3:41:28 pm PST #5089 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
eeep. The installation seems more suited to someone with DX's skill...and for machines with Panther installed, which is not me.
DXMachina - Mar 07, 2008 3:55:18 pm PST #5090 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Sorry about that bonny. There's an installer for Windows that was easy peasy. I didn't realize that the Mac install was hands on.
-t, they say it can import QIF files, but I never tried it. I was able to import OFX files downloaded from my bank and credit card accounts.