A true budget program that helps you setup and live by your budget. You may write checks, make deposits, enter pays and balance your checkbook. See at a glance how much money you have in over 150 budget and savings accounts and 25 investment accounts. This software is meant as a means of tracking expenses and budgeting funds. The investments section is for overall tracking of shares bought or sold and as a general guide to the performance of your investments. It is not intended for in depth tracking of fund performance nor is it to be used as an official means of reporting profit and loss to the IRS.
Installation (Mac OS 7.1 or later required)
When you download the program the files are on your hard drive. If you received the Budget program on a floppy disk insert the disk and drag the files to your hard drive. The application named Budget is for use on newer Macintosh computers that have the PowerPC processor (iMac, G3, etc). The application named Budget68k is for use on older Macintosh computers that have the 68K processor (IIsi, IIci, etc). If you are unsure which version of Budget to use try "Budget" first, if you get an error message from the system you have an older (680x0) processor use "Budget68K". Make a copy of the applications and sample budget file for backup. Remember, this is your financial data, ALWAYS MAKE COPIES OF YOUR DATA FILE FOR BACKUP. Get the latest version of programs and documentation by going to the Budget home page at:
http://Budget_Support.home.att.net
Documentation
The documentation is in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat V3.0 or higher is required). The documentation is in the form of a booklet with text pages on the left and graphics on the right. If your monitor screen is large enough set the view menu in Adobe reader to "Actual Size" and "Continuous - Facing Pages" for best results.
License
This application is distributed as "Freeware". You may use and redistribute this software without charge. You are not required to register this software but if you send me a note with your e-mail address I will keep you informed of any updates. Comments and suggestions are encouraged. The author retains all rights to the software.
Version History
2.4.2 Fixed percent calculation for multiple pays in source dialog. Fixed standard entry in source
dialog when creating a new budget file.
2.4.1 Fixes another Integrity 4 error cased when sorting same from the same day in the same
account. Added "Tax Item" field to transaction editor.
2.4 Added support for most international currencies and date formats. This version also
fixes a bug when moving accounts and a number of other minor fixes/enhancements.
The documentation has also been updated.
2.3.1 Fixed setting on reminder checkbox in deposit dialog. Delete reminder sets changed flag.
Added window titles to all dialogs. Can't archive an unbalanced transaction. Fixed bug that
caused "For" and "Memo" field to be reversed on checks.
2.3 Added report showing distribution of income. Complete error message restructure.
Added Total monthly and percent of total income to Account dialog. Added preference
setting for sorting balance window by date or by type. Minor bug and cosmetic fixes.
2.2.4 Click on item in reminder window now always finds correct transaction.
2.2.3 Fixed move of sub account to blank position. Fixed sub account length initialization bug.
2.2.2 Upgraded date compare routine. Sorted deposits in balance window. Continued error
checking inprovements. Added check for leap year in all date routines.
2.2.1 Fixed an erroneous checkbook negative error when creating new accounts introduced
