Today, that “what’s out there” brings me to AceMoney.Ī couple of readers have mentioned that they use AceMoney, and like it. It occurred to me last night that some of the lesser-known programs on that list are due for a bit of “review” work on my part.

So I direct people to my “Alternatives to Quicken” article, first penned in 2006. It’s something of a ritual: I’m consistently greeted with reader emails asking for good alternatives to Quicken and the now-defunct Microsoft Money.Īs a lifetime fan of Quicken and a current user of Quicken 2013, I sometimes have to put my now-very-iffy love of Quicken aside and consider that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE other folks might be better off with simpler personal-finance software.

I’m updating prices, hyperlinks, and a few other items here. You will need to consult the many Help menus to determine what is automatic and not, and how to make it so in the easiest way possible.NOTE: This is a republishing of a review I originally wrote in 2010, back when I was using the Blogger platform. (You can also name your own category, which seems to work best if you just edit the name of an existing category you don't plan to ever need instead of trying to figure out how to set a completely new category.) In some cases, you will automatically be taken to Yahoo Finance for information, where the information may or may not automatically repopulate your field in AceMoney Lite. Once your account is set, you can manage your budget and set up categories from a very long list of possibilities, which is helpful for reporting how you are saving or spending money.

To begin, just open the application, click on the account button for your one account, and provide all of the particulars as prompted. The program has an eye-friendly interface that is also fairly intuitive to use. With AceMoney Lite, one can easily organize and track spending, build budgets, track investment performance, set up payment reminders and recurring bill payments, create reports and pie charts, and so much more, for free.

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