Comments on: Quicken 2009 Coupons & Feature Recap

By: Shalori

Shalori — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:02:54 +0000

I used to use Quicken for many years. It was really a teriffic program…way back when… but after I had some problems with it and couldnt locate anyone to help resolve it, the last and only opion was to call a techie. Well…that was a nightmare. Ended up talking to some Indian man who had no clue what he was talking about and worse, harder to understand his english and his accent. Why is everything being outsourced to other counries? I closed my account and never went back. I look back now and dont regret it.

By: Soccer9040

Soccer9040 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:42:22 +0000

There still might be a bunch of people out there who are not comfortable with putting everything in the cloud. In cases like this, it might be worthwhile to keep a desktop app around.

By: Soccer9040

Soccer9040 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:41:41 +0000

Yes you can do this.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:31:27 +0000

Can you enter data manually like a register and consolidate later as items clear?

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:37:43 +0000

Most of the mint.com management is now running Inutit’s consumer products division (Quicken).

I have a feeling that Intuit, by way of the mint.com acquisition & management team, may start pushing people away from desktop Quicken and into the online version, perhaps using desktop Quicken as just a way to enter/view things offline, but if you’ve got a connection available it’ll sync with the online version.

By: Adam Ellis

Adam Ellis — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:49:53 +0000

I am using Quicken 2010, and I like it. I have it Quicken since 2005, and I have never had a problem with it. 2010 allows me to connect to more banks than my previous version (2007) did, and evrything seems to work smoothely with it.

I have tried Mint in the past, and it is fine, though nothing spectacular. It was purchased by Intuit a while ago, so now it is just another Intuit product/website. I’m not sure why they purchased it, but I think that they probably did it just to get rid of another competitor. It doesn’t really add anything to their previous software/website offerings (IMO).

By: CindyLu Reagan-Hester

CindyLu Reagan-Hester — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:42:46 +0000

Thanks everyone for the comments – very helpful!

There are three I would like to address.

1) All intuit info: I agree I do not want all info in anyones possession. Heck Is there even a credit report which is correct (insert dry humor..?) Load the program, however, do not store your personal data on the PC. Transfer the data to an external drive or memory stick.

2) Has anyone tried Quicken 2001 yet? I have several friends including professionls, accountants, even those with multiple RE holdings who use the product faithfully.

3) I stumbled across mint.com recently..not sure if I would use this product. Isn’t the software used on
line?

4) Andy, I love the idea of logging and downloading data directly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:27:01 +0000

I think I will buy the new version.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:57:39 +0000

See my earlier reply:

“If I put ALL my eggs in one basket (Quicken.com), a single security breach can compromise me COMPLETELY. All it takes is a single set of backup tapes with insufficient protection getting “lost” in transit to an offsite facility (and it’s happened to me, I’m on alert for a few more years still).”

I am not putting all of my account credentials in the hands of Intuit.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:58 +0000

I’m sure Quicken is a good product but if you feel comfortable with online banking I recommend using http://www.mint.com. It has been around for a while and it was recently bought by Intuit (maker of Quicken). It is a great website and user freindly interface.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:42:46 +0000

My bank (Key) wants somewhere around $5/month to download direct into Quicken. I just log in & download the OFX file manually.

By: Soccer9040

Soccer9040 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:58 +0000

I’m with Andy – No need to put all your eggs in one basket. I use Quicken religiously, but I use the desktop version.

Side question: Does anyone’s bank charge them to access their accounts via Quicken? I made a new account with Chase and they started dinging me 6.95 a month for Personal Finance Software access. Luckly my main account is so old they just linked the two and I was grandfathered in to free access, but what the heck?

Anyone have this come up?

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:56:07 +0000

If I pay via credit card, that one card is at risk. There are laws and credit card issuer policies in place to protect me as a consumer, and most credit cards will give you “disposable” one-use numbers to eliminate any risk of the card number being misused.

For the record, I do not do “automatic payment” for most recurring bills I have via those companies so that they can pull the money from my account(s); I push the payments out via my online banking.

If I put ALL my eggs in one basket (Quicken.com), a single security breach can compromise me COMPLETELY. All it takes is a single set of backup tapes with insufficient protection getting “lost” in transit to an offsite facility (and it’s happened to me, I’m on alert for a few more years still).

By: AdamE

AdamE — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:37:56 +0000

So let me get this straight… you (well, most people anyway) will give their bank/credit card account information to almost any company on the internet so that they can do automatic payments over the internet, but you don’t trust one of the biggest names in the financial software world? Very strange.

I still recommend the free online version. It is fast and easy to use.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:26:23 +0000

I’m not trusting all my financially-sensitve data on Intuit’s servers.

I suspect Ashtrom’s difficulties with Quicken are *because* he’s a professional accountant. Quicken doesn’t adhere to professional accounting practices everywhere, so it’s quite different from what he’s used to or expects to see.