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- From: dman@netcom.com (Dallman Ross)
- Subject: Re: Quicken vs. Manage your Money
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.032406.15154@netcom.com>
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 03:24:06 GMT
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- pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel) writes:
-
- >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?
-
- No, I have always had horrible trouble with my taxes. Last year I got
- Money Counts, which is similar to these other programs. I am now ready
- to do my 1992 taxes, and for the first time in 10 years I will do them
- early and without staying up all night in agony.
-
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