Comments on: No More Microsoft Money After June 30

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:09:31 +0000

I think I saw a comment that Money will have a Sunset version of its self after Money retires at month end. Can’t remember where. But when I find it I will post data. If I remember correctly it allowed the use of Money, just couldn’t download from the banks. Maybe in some other .ocx or that type of download & then an import may work.

Anyone else got anything?

Regards

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:29:35 +0000

I meant to say I’m “gutted” not guttered. Anyway, I’m in New Zealand and have used 3 versions. I manage accounts for my businesses, personal stuff and at least 4 other family members’ accounts. Doesn’t sound like there are many close options so I’ll just have to stick with what I have until…..
Bill, oh Bill… you may a hefty profit last year. Give us our MS Money software back – there’s a good boy.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:23:50 +0000

I’m guttered to read this after searching today 20/10/10 for a newer version. I have used MS Money since 1995 and am at a loss as to where to start for an alternative. Worse still is starting all over again unless I can find a program that will convert all the data.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:35:02 +0000

Just a few notes on possible replacements that I’ve tried :

Gnucash : only allows one bank account – although it allowed me to import about 6 before save and exiting, when I tried to re-open the application it popped up an error complaining of too many accounts !

Money Manager EX (MMEX):
its quite happy with multiple accounts – but can’t handle share type investments properly – the investments screen allows you to enter number of shares/price paid/commission and current price – They have crucially overlooked the fact you may want to sell all or part of a holding ! Doh !
So anyone got any other suggestions for a free offline money manager handling multiple accounts and investments ?

cheers
Nick

By: Shane King

Shane King — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:04 +0000

Hi, I thought I would update our dealings with moving from MS Money to Quicken Home & Business 2009/2010.

I have been using the product since September 09, and find it ok as my small business financial package. It is a bit buggy, but we havent had a problem that has resulted in data being lost YET!!

Becasue I was starting fresh, I didnt have to convert our MS Money data, however this will have to be done for our home finances at some stage. Some early playing around suggests we are in for some disappointment with this task too.

I have had to call Quicken support once. This wasnt a pleasant experience at all. The issue revolved around Invoicing and my Customer database. It stopped being added to an Invoice when a customer name was chosen, a small problem, but a niusance. When I called Quicken, their response was that it couldnt be resolved and my Customer Address info etc, would have to be re-keyed in. Alternatively it was suggested I revert to the last backup. In the discussions that followed it was clear that if I wanted this feature I’d have to pay to have it fixed !!!!!

Overall the software has some nice features (reporting, Invoicing, Quotations) but the asset register is basically useless. For aussies the myriad of investment types it supports is impressive, but lacks the most basic types used by my 3 super funds. Doh!!!

Will keep you posted

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:36:25 +0000

Wow! I’m really bummed! I’ve used M$ Money for about ten years over three releases and though it had it’s issues it worked really well for me (currently using Money 2007). I’m going to really miss the 20 minute stock updates and the generally easiness and look of everything.

I’m tempted to purchase Quicken 2010 for the so called import function, but I really wish they had a trial version…I don’t want to pay $50 for something that doesn’t fit the bill. I know Intuit has a money back guarantee, but I’m sure we know how fun that probably is. I’ve heard Quicken is really buggy, man that sounds like fun. I used it about 10 years ago and didn’t like it at all, I had all kinds of problems (I know it’s a world apart since then, but still leaves a bad taste, right?)

Oh well, all good things must come to an end I suppose. I just really wished M$ would have sold this product to someone like Google.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:29:15 +0000

I too have been a MS Money user for 13+ years. When I got the news of the discontinuation, I looked to Quicken for an alternative. Having used Quicken 2009 for 4 months now, I have to say that it pales in comparison to MS Money. It is nowhere as easy to use, bug and problem ridden (just check their community boards). The most disappointing thing about it, is the fact that my investments will only update prices daily instead of the real-time (less 20 minute delay) way MS Money did. Another caveate is the fact that some of us use multiple financial institutions, so where one may offer new money management options online for their institution, that does not help for the others. So we are stuck it seems at an impasse, and the option is buggy Quicken or no-name fly-by-nights like Mint or Moneydance.

Microsoft you had a good thing going, why leave us hanging…..

By: Niche Generator

Niche Generator — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:41 +0000

I was actually wondering what happened to money management, seeing as I was using it. Quite a handy tool if I may say so.

Cheers
Eric

By: Jim in Atlanta

Jim in Atlanta — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:24:55 +0000

I used Quicken for a few years and got tired of all the bugs. I have been using MS Money for at least 6 years now. I wish someone would buy the right to sell Money from Microsoft and continue the product. All we need are the online updates. I don’t care about new features.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:20:20 +0000

My bank now has online budgeting capabilities so I can understand why the need for this has diminished. I was always a Quicken user, but I do think the banks offer a lot of services now that they never have before.