Now retired, author of 'Accounting for a Better Life' introducing a new accounting model for personal and household accounting.
With a new focus on so-called Domestic Well-Being (DWB), the new model overcomes the inappropriate profits-focus of business accounting that makes it so unsuitable for home use.
In 'Accounting for a Better Life' introducing a new Domestic Accounting Model, emphasis is given to semi-automated on-line access whereby QIF downloads from your bank account(s) can be imported into Microsoft Money (MSM). This ensures that you remain aware of the changes to your financial situation (very important) and releases you from the need to use a version of MSM associated with banks and online access.
I have used versions of MSM from the 98 version onwards and providing you can import QIF files - I think this started at about version 2004 - you don't really need to update.
Regarding import and export needed to get data across different national versions of MSM, remember that you need to use Import/Recover in order to bring in Category links from an exported QIF file!
So carry on using Money for as long as possible and invstigate an even better way to use it ...
In 'Accounting for a Better Life' introducing a new Domestic Accounting Model, emphasis is given to semi-automated on-line access whereby QIF downloads from your bank account(s) can be imported into Microsoft Money (MSM). This ensures that you remain aware of the changes to your financial situation (very important) and releases you from the need to use a version of MSM associated with banks and online access.
I have used versions of MSM from the 98 version onwards and providing you can import QIF files - I think this started at about version 2004 - you don't really need to update.
Regarding import and export needed to get data across different national versions of MSM, remember that you need to use Import/Recover in order to bring in Category links from an exported QIF file!
So carry on using Money for as long as possible and invstigate an even better way to use it ...
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CONTINUE USING MICROSOFT MONEY
I have used versions of MSM from the 98 version onwards and providing you can import QIF files - I think this started at about version 2004 - you don't really need to update.
Regarding import and export needed to get data across different national versions of MSM, remember that you need to use Import/Recover in order to bring in Category links from an exported QIF file!
So carry on using Money for as long as possible and invstigate an even better way to use it ...
CONTINUE USING MICROSOFT MONEY
I have used versions of MSM from the 98 version onwards and providing you can import QIF files - I think this started at about version 2004 - you don't really need to update.
Regarding import and export needed to get data across different national versions of MSM, remember that you need to use Import/Recover in order to bring in Category links from an exported QIF file!
So carry on using Money for as long as possible and invstigate an even better way to use it ...
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