It’s no secret that I’m a big (huge!) fan of keeping close track of our finances. In fact, I’ve been tracking and balancing our accounts in Quicken (and now Moneydance) since January 1st, 1997. The end result of my efforts has been the production of a relatively massive database containing our detailed financial history.
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Three Reasons to Build a Financial Database
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Published on July 15th, 2011 - 6 Comments
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Moneydance as a Quicken Replacement?
Written by Nickel - 47 Comments
On Monday I talked about my experiences moving from Quicken to iBank. In short, iBank is a solid option, but it’s not right for me. I’m a bit of a power user when it comes to tracking investments, and the reporting features (and lack of a true portfolio view) were deal killers for me.
So… I [...]
Published on July 13th, 2011 - 47 Comments
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iBank as a Quicken Replacement?
Written by Nickel - 15 Comments
Over the weekend I spent some time migrating my 14+ years of Quicken data from Quicken 2007 to iBank, which was at the top of my list of Quicken alternatives. I’ll be providing lots of details below, but the executive summary is that iBank (currently version 4.2.4) is a great piece of software, though I’m [...]
Published on July 11th, 2011 - 15 Comments
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Quicken Mac (or PC) Alternatives
Written by Nickel - 16 Comments
So you’re a Quicken addict (like me), you use a Mac, and now you’re worried about how to keep that addiction rolling when Mac OS X Lion kills Quicken 2007. What to do? We’ve already talked at length about running the windows version in a virtual machine, waiting for Intuit to (hopefully) update or even [...]
Published on July 8th, 2011 - 16 Comments
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How to Run Quicken 2007 After Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
Written by Nickel - 11 Comments
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I have a bit more info on the Quicken/Mac OS X Lion debacle… According to MacRumors, OS X Lion will allow you to run multiple copies of OS X in virtual machines on a single computer. This means that you should be able to update to Lion [...]
Published on July 6th, 2011 - 11 Comments
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PSA: Export Your Quicken 2007 Data Before Upgrading to Mac OS X Lion
Written by Nickel - 6 Comments
I’ve talked in the past about the fact that the release of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) will mark the end of Quicken compatibility on the Mac platform. In the absence of a workable solution from Intuit, your options will be to stick with OS X 10.6, switch to Quicken Essentials for Mac (no thanks!), [...]
Published on July 1st, 2011 - 6 Comments
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Intuit to Update Quicken 2007 to Run on Mac OS X Lion?
Written by Nickel - 7 Comments
Here’s an interesting little nugget of information related to the Quicken 2007/Mac OS X Lion debacle. In case you missed it, Apple has decided to drop Rosetta from their next major update of OS X (10.7; dubbed “Lion”). This means that software that hasn’t been updated to run on the Intel chip architecture won’t run [...]
Published on June 17th, 2011 - 7 Comments
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Six Ways to Teach Your Kids To Be Money Savvy
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This is a guest post from Ed Avis.
You’ll teach your kids thousands of lessons as they’re growing up, but make sure you don’t overlook one key area: how they can be money savvy. Kids who learn the value of money when they’re little are far more likely to make smart financial decisions as adults. They’ll [...]
When Do You Stop Being a Beginner?
Written by Neal Frankle - One Comment
When do you give yourself credit for knowing what you’re doing? This is not a rhetorical question in the least. Knowing the answer to this question will have a huge impact on both your personal life and you career, as we’ll discuss shortly.
This question occurred to me today as I was doing some blog-related work. [...]
Published on April 21st, 2011 - One Comment
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Thoughts on Tipping – Pardon the Rant
Written by Nickel - 52 Comments
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a good rant, so here goes… We’re currently on vacation and we went out for lunch yesterday. When the bill came, they had a handy little tipping guide at the bottom of the receipt. They listed suggested tip amounts for “good,” “excellent,” and “outstanding” service.
So far, so good, but… [...]
Published on April 6th, 2011 - 52 Comments
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