|
Price: $21.95
 
Product Description
Microsoft Money 2003 Suite comes with all the features of Money Deluxe 2003. Plus, it includes TaxCut Deluxe from H&R Block to help you manage your taxes, and Kiplinger's Home & Business Attorney for expert guidance with legal planning. Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe lets you manage your day-to-day finances, pay bills, track investments, prepare and file your taxes, and build a financial plan for your future. New features include auto balancing, a bills estimator, spending comparison reports, and investment reminders. Use TaxCut Deluxe from H&R Block to quickly and easily prepare and file your 2002 tax return. With seamless imports of your financial data from Money to TaxCut, doing your return is simple. Kiplinger's Home & Business Attorney is a powerful combination of home and business legal software that lets you take control of your legal affairs.
Reader Reviews
58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
MUCH Better Than Quicken, March 16, 2003
Reviewer:Capo (Columbia, SC) - Let me first say that I have been a diehard Quicken user for the better part of 9 years, and I am not a particular fan of Microsoft. But I have to give credit where credit is due. I decided to try Microsoft Money because Quicken's interface has recently become so cluttered with advertisements and nonsense that it has become almost impossible to navigate. In addition, my experience with Quicken Deluxe 2003 has been so incredibly bad (support, bugs, crashes, etc.) that I had to try some alternative. At first I was going to buy Microsoft Money Deluxe 2003. But, for just a little extra, I decided to try the Deluxe & Business version instead. I have a small internet side business and I thought this would be a perfect fit. First, let me address the home portion of the program: This is an incredible step-up from the equivalent version of Quicken. The interface is simple, the program is not "buggy", and the online help is more than comprehensive enough to get you through even the toughest of problems. Because I was already using the 2003 version of Quicken, I was not able to automatically transfer my Quicken file, so I cannot comment on how that particular feature works. But I can certainly tell you that setting up all of my accounts from scratch (and I have quite a few) was more than simple. All of the online banking features worked flawlessly, and I was up and running in about 3 hours - start to finish. And with much less frustration than with Quicken. As for the business portion of the program: This area is, admittedly, not very advanced. It is good for very small side businesses (such as mine), but for anything more comprehensive, you may want to look elsewhere. I think the problem with marketing these two features together is that a lot of people may be expecting too much out of the business portion of the program, so they tend to write-off the whole thing. This program is intended only for the very smalest home business owner. If you are looking for anything more comprehensive than that, my advice would be to invest in the standard or deluxe versions of Micrsoft Money for your personal finances, and look elsewhere for a more comprehensive accounting program for your business finances. But if you decide to go the frugal route, expect to get what you pay for. In conclusion, Microsoft Money is, in my estimation, 10x easier to use than Quicken and is laid out in a much nicer fashion. In addition, there are no bugs that I could find, whereas Quicken was giving me constant problems (browser conflicts, lock-ups, etc.) Take it from a long time Quicken user - It's not too late to switch. Go buy Microsoft Money today.
|
