Review by S.Trasny

archetypes config.toml content data layouts public resources static themes UPDATED**nAfter about two decades of using Quicken and regularly upgrading, I am kicking Intuit to the curb. I upgrade when I want. Period. The last time was June 2012 for Quicken. There has been nothing in newer versions to make it worthwhile to pay for an upgrade. Intuit / Quicken doesn’t like that and tried to strong arm me into purchasing version 2015. Unless it’s free, I don’t want version 2015. It has nothing for me, but I received notice today that if I don’t open my wallet and give them $20, they will take away features from my 2012 version. I have to upgrade or lose the ability to download transactions. In order to continue using that feature, I have to buy it again? Business must be bad to resort to bullying. I’m jumping from Intuit’s sinking ship and looking at other options. If I find nothing, I’ll rather use a spreadsheet than go back to Quicken. I know that if you give a bully your lunch money today, he’ll try to force you again tomorrow and every following day. Nope, I’m standing up now and saying: Hey Intuit / Quicken, get the archetypes config.toml content data layouts public resources static themes out of here and go pick on someone your own size!n———————————————————————————nAbout 15 years ago a friend recommended Quicken to help me manage my finances. I haven’t been one to jump on the new releases. Quicken Deluxe 2012 is my 3rd upgrade and I am once again not disappointed.

My finances are nothing spectacular. I have a checking and savings accounts with two brick and mortar banks, plus another of each with ING Direct. There are loan accounts for my house and one car. 9 credit cards and 3 brokerage accounts complete my financial picture.

While the capability has been available in previous versions, this is the first time I’ve used the automatic update feature. I love not having to sign in to each institution’s website to get transaction info to enter. Quicken pulls the info for me and presents it in an manner that allows me to accept or edit each individual transaction.

The calendar is one feature I’ve used and relied on for many years. I credit it for having helped me not miss even one payment in over a decade.

I can’t help you compare Quicken to any other finance software, because Quicken is all I’ve ever used. That said, I can’t think of one thing or function that I would like that Quicken doesn’t provide.

The one thing that irks me is how dramatically the price has gone up since my last version. 2012 cost me more than double what I paid in 2006. With the exception of the price of the software, I am 100% satisfied.