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From: schapman@gouda.uucp (Scott Chapman {x6088})
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Personal Finance Packages
Keywords: Quicken / $ & Sense / M.Y.M.
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Date: 19 Dec 89 14:24:46 GMT
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Reply-To: schapman@prime.com (Scott Chapman {x6088})
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I currently have a copy of Quicken which I am doing SOME of my financing.
However I am somewhat dissappointed with the REAL power of the program.

For example I have 2 checking accounts a savings account and a credit card.
Quicken does nothing to help me manage my credit card account. It doesn't
know how to transfer money from one account to another (when I write a check
to pay off my credit card bill) I must manually make the appropriate
transactions for BOTH accounts.

Also, It doesn't have a very useful method of using periodic transactions.
The user must enter the date when the NEXT scheduled date for the
transaction(s) is due. Then select them based on that date. Quicken doesn't
know how to notify you that you must pay a bill (in case you forget)...

Anyway, I was wondering if people (excuse me if this is a request for old
news) have used Dollars & Sense or Managing Your Money (or MacMoney) to
handle their personal accounts. Please mail TO ME (NOT to the News) I would
just like to see if I can do what I want to be able to do on a package other
than Quicken...

Please send mail to me at schapman@prime.com
Thanks in advance!