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From: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Financial Software: Managing Your Money or Quicken?
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Date: 27 Dec 89 16:23:44 GMT
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Reply-To: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff)
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I have pretty much decided to manage my checkbook, budget, investment
tracking, etc on my PC.  The question is which software package to buy. 
I've narrowed it down to Quicken V3 and [Andrew Tobias'] Managing Your
Money V6 (MYM), but I'm still in a quandry.

Is MYM worth the extra 70-or-so dollars up front and ~$50/year, over
Quicken?  I know MYM has *many* more features than Quicken, but...  What
do you get for the extra $50/year?  Automatic updates (with new tax
stuff)?  Is *that* worth it if I have an accountant do my taxes anyway?

Regarding checks: Quicken seems to work with only one size check (which
is OK), but MYM seems to be able to handle "Business" and "Personal"
checks.  Are these checks the same size or are they different?

I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has used either or both of
these packages and your impressions about each.

Thanks in advance.

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