Doin' the Moneydance 2008r2
Moneydance is a full-featured personal finance manager with online banking and bill payment, budget tracking, scheduling of transactions, and investment management tools. It's perfect for older Macs, requiring only 4.8 MB of hard disk space and a thrifty 128 MB of RAM.
The US$39.99 Mac app (upgrade free for existing users) includes a ton of bug fixes and improvements. There's a new popup display of transaction information and splits when you hold down the alt key when hovering over a transaction, plus improved graphs, the ability to store online passwords in the data file (encryption must be enabled), and more. A free trial is available for those who are curious.
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Keeping track of personal finances isn't usually something to dance about, but with the newly released Moneydance 2008r2 for Mac, you...
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Why use Quicken with crossover, parallels, or fusion? I've been using the Mac version for years with no complaints.
August 09 2008 at 7:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBecause Quicken Mac 2007 didn't recognize my bank, but the windows-based Quicken 2007 Basic does?
August 10 2008 at 11:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI really should look into something like this, but I'm personally looking for a good Browser based online solution. For the personal finance management I do, I've been getting away with Google Spreadsheets for the past year or so and like that I can make updates and keep track of stuff from work, home, anywhere.
I'll try to give this free trial a shot sometime soon though just to see.
"splits when you hold down the alt key when hovering"
Option key, surely?
Randy,
Have you actually checked Moneydance out? It downloads from any institutions that support OFX, QFX, or QIF files.
Without the ability to download transactions from all the financial institutions this program will never get a serious look from me. I'm still using Quicken 2008 for Windows via Fusion.
My hope is that iBank 4 may be able to work for me. 3 isn't quite there yet.
Now, how about an iPhone app for it?
August 08 2008 at 5:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI started using QuickBank for the iPhone this week. Pretty slick and lets me export my accounts and transactions from my iPhone to Quicken.
http://quickbankapp.com/
Works for me, especially at 99 cents lol!
Moosegolfr,
The difference is the price and upgrade discounts. Not only is it cheaper, I bought my first license with Moneydance 2004 and am STILL eligible for free upgrades with Moneydance 2008. That's been FOUR free upgrades! That's something iBank can't do, even with all of its eye-candy.
And functionally, iBank it still doesn't come close to what all Moneydance has to offer. The only drawback to Moneydance is it's written in Java which can seem a little sluggish at times. But it gives you cross-platform compatibility which I've used on more than one occasion.
A true Quicken killer. Hands down the best finance program I've used on the Mac. Doesn't have a real Mac look or vibe, but who cares? It's easy to use and there's great plug-ins available and the developers listen to your suggestions and implement them. Can't ask for more than that. I loved the earlier version of 2008, but this new one is the tits.
August 08 2008 at 4:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI wish I had $40K in my checking account. LOL
August 08 2008 at 4:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was totally going to say the same thing!
If I had 40k in checking, I'd be taking a month or two off.
Doesn't look as good as iBank. Actually - it doesn't look anywhere near iBank.
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