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- From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
- Subject: Re: Quicken vs. Manage your Money
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.205425.6811@scott.skidmore.edu>
- Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
- References: <1993Jan22.173752.16323@ee.gatech.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:54:25 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.173752.16323@ee.gatech.edu> austin@eecom.gatech.edu (Mark D. Austin) writes:
- >I was wondering if someone could suggest which package would be
- >better for home finances, including tracking my investments,
- >check writing etc.
-
- It appears that posters on Compuserve prefer MYM when it comes to
- portfolio management. If this is an important criterion, then MYM
- might well be the best. Quicken has always had a better reputation
- when it comes to overall home finances (tracking savings, checking,
- etc).
-
- I used to use MYM many years ago (over a two year period). I dutifuly
- entered my checks, credit card purchases, withdrawals from
- checking/savings, mortgage, etc. It took a lot of time, *a lot of
- time*, and after two years I sat back and considered what it all
- meant. I could get nice charts of my income vs. expenditures,
- categories where I spend my money, personal wealth - and I finally
- realized, so what. I didn't change my spending habits - I only know
- what they were. Had these incredible lists of credit card
- expenditures, but what did that mean to me? I do recall once or twice
- running a search on the lists to find a purchase. But overall, I came
- to the conclusion that this was all a waste of time.
-
- Any others come to the same conclusions?
-
- --
- Pierre von Kaenel | Math & CS Dept | Skidmore College | pvonk@skidmore.edu
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