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Shelley's Financial Software Blog March 2009 Archive

By Shelley Elmblad, About.com Guide to Financial Software since 2005

Time to Upgrade Quicken 2006

Saturday March 28, 2009
If you are using Quicken 2006, you will have to upgrade Quicken before the end of April, 2009. This is when Quicken 2006 will hit the sunset, and web-based ... Read More

50 Open Source Financial Software Tools

Wednesday March 25, 2009
What's so special about open source software? It is free software, and open source software provides the code to the public (aka people who program for a hobby), so ... Read More

Save Money on Software Upgrades

Sunday March 22, 2009
There are some possibilities for getting around expensive financial software upgrades, and they are legal. Check out Can I Save Money by Buying Older Financial Software? to learn about ... Read More

Geezeo Partners with trade MONSTER

Thursday March 19, 2009
This is a great combination: Geezeo online personal finance software and community has partnered with trade MONSTER to give Geezeo users a way to learn to invest without using ... Read More

SmartyPig Announces Availability of OFX

Wednesday March 18, 2009
SmartyPig gives you tools to reach savings goals, a competitive interest rate in an FDIC-insured savings account, the ability to share your account information with others if you want to ... Read More

ConsumerSearch Reviews Tax Software Reviews

Monday March 16, 2009
I just checked out ConsumerSearch.com's annual ratings of tax software reviews from around the Internet, and my TaxCut vs. TurboTax review made it to second place. What else can ... Read More

Reader Review: Quicken 2009 Needs a Diet

Saturday March 14, 2009
A reader posted a Quicken 2009 review that starts with the title, Biggest Loser, and ends with this statement: "...I have to give it (Quicken 2009) the lowest rating ... Read More

Dumb Tax Software Mistakes

Friday March 13, 2009
Although income tax preparation software like TaxCut, TurboTax and others perform accurate calculations and put the numbers on the right lines on your tax return you can still make errors ... Read More

Transactions Stopped Downloading?

Tuesday March 10, 2009
One of the most frustrating problems with financial software is when transactions stop downloading into one or more accounts. The reason for interrupted transaction downloads is often a mystery ... Read More

SplashMoney on Your PC, Mac or Handheld Device

Sunday March 8, 2009
SplashMoney has five versions to choose from so you can manage your money whether you are at home or on-the-go. SplashMoney started out as personal finance software for Palm ... Read More

Manage Tax Deductions in Quicken

Friday March 6, 2009
Quicken has a nifty tax deduction management tool that shows you a list of possible deductions you can take, depending on your employment status. How well Quicken or any financial software ... Read More

Find Surcharge-Free ATMs on Your iPhone

Thursday March 5, 2009
Allpoint has 35,000 surcharge-free ATMs in the U.S. and 2,500 in the U.K., and now you can find one of those ATMs in your iPhone. Once you locate a ... Read More
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