I just found some excellent advice that can be applied to saving money on financial software purchases on Sue Chastain's About Graphics Software site. Sue recommends saving money by buying an old version of software, installing it, then buying the upgrade.

I have updated How to Save Money on Personal Finance Software to include Sue's advice. To get great ideas for savings money on software, read the entire Graphics Software on a Budget article.

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