That said, I have transactions in my Quicken datafile going back to 19 February 2004 - almost thirteen years ago! I used it to track my descent into debt during the 1990s, although those files are exiled to inaccessible 3-1/2 inch floppy disks. Quicken 2007įor years, my personal-finance tool of choice has been Quicken. Today I'll talk about Quicken.Īnd at the end of this article, I'll reveal how I've decided to track my money during 2017. Yesterday I compared Mint and Personal Capital. Rather than try every available app, I elected to take a look at four that seemed like good fits for me: Quicken, You Need a Budget, Personal Capital, and Mint.Įarlier this week, I reviewed my experience with You Need a Budget. Lately, however, there's been a boom in personal-finance tools.
In the olden days, there weren't many options. As I prepare to track my spending in 2017, I have to decide which tool to use. Welcome to the final day of my mini series exploring popular personal-finance apps.
