03-07-2012, 03:25 AM
MrLynn,
I tried it for basic bank accounts and credit card accounts but can't say I was thrilled. It worked as well as all of the other alternatives. This was over a year ago, though. It may have improved since then. Like MoneyDance, reporting is still an issue. None of the alternatives to Quicken have great reporting. Very annoying.
Space's issue with the alternatives - problems connecting directly to bank accounts - never concerned me. I have no problem entering transactions manually. As long as you keep up with it, it's a non-issue. Even if you do it just once a week, entering transactions is very easy. That and it allows me to categorize transactions more accurately.
At this point, I'm still using MoneyDance. I'm just waiting for them to improve the reporting. It's still missing a "Reconciliation" report. Once The Infinite Kind adds that I'll be overall satisfied with Moneydance. Not 1005 happy but satisfied. But, if Intuit creates a Lion compatible version of Quicken - not the piece of garbage they call Quicken Essentials - I may switch back since it'll likely include the "Reconcilation" report.
But, until I find something better, Moneydance is my choice.
Robert
I tried it for basic bank accounts and credit card accounts but can't say I was thrilled. It worked as well as all of the other alternatives. This was over a year ago, though. It may have improved since then. Like MoneyDance, reporting is still an issue. None of the alternatives to Quicken have great reporting. Very annoying.
Space's issue with the alternatives - problems connecting directly to bank accounts - never concerned me. I have no problem entering transactions manually. As long as you keep up with it, it's a non-issue. Even if you do it just once a week, entering transactions is very easy. That and it allows me to categorize transactions more accurately.
At this point, I'm still using MoneyDance. I'm just waiting for them to improve the reporting. It's still missing a "Reconciliation" report. Once The Infinite Kind adds that I'll be overall satisfied with Moneydance. Not 1005 happy but satisfied. But, if Intuit creates a Lion compatible version of Quicken - not the piece of garbage they call Quicken Essentials - I may switch back since it'll likely include the "Reconcilation" report.
But, until I find something better, Moneydance is my choice.
Robert