DeadHead

Been using Quicken for a few years, but the Apple version is unusable at best.

Looking for another money management program that is a little more "user-friendly" and integrates better with Apple products.

I'm trialing out YouNeedABudget , and so far I like it.

Wondering if anyone else has been down this road and settled in on a better money management program.

Thanks.

kc135driver

Moneywell.

MoneyWell - Personal Finance Software for Mac and iPhone

I've been using it for 2+ years since I switched over to Mac's. EXCELLENT customer support. Tried just about everything else to include YNAB. MW is an envelope based budgeting approach, a bit odd for some, but if you are looking into YNAB you are almost there. Direct connect for most banks, unlike YNAB. Version 2.0 is rolling out very very soon which is supposed to have many new features such as investment accounts, etc. etc.

DeadHead

Thanks I'll check it out.

Quicken for Mac was Unusable, kind of upset I dropped 50 bucks on it.

kc135driver

Yeah, I was a PC quicken user prior and can't believe not only how long it took for Intuit to get a real Mac version out and just how bad it sucks!

Feel free to drop me a PM if I can help-

KC

Thedude

You do realize that Quicken was originally made for the Mac and came out in the late 80s. Quicken has been pretty much the same from '89 til '07, of course with updates along the way. Then the genius at Intuit decided to do a complete overhaul. The disaster you refer to is known as Quicken Essentials. From what I can tell most, if not all of the programming was outsourced to the sub-continent and they really dropped the ball. I was a beta tester pre-launch and what is being sold is stores now is really a beta version. They did not listen to their "inner circle" and released it anyway. I think more than half the users requested a refund.

Many of us hopped that the Mac side would get some of the features that the PC side has/had but instead they gave us a piece of garbage. Intuit has neglected Quicken for Mac for years and tried to pull a rabbit out of their hat but failed miserably. The irony kicks in when you realize the CEO of Intuit is on the board of directors for Apple

DeadHead

Furthermore Quicken seems to be trying to find other ways to charge users for upgrades and services that were previously free.

MEMpilot

I have been using this internet-based management program. It syncs up your accounts online and finds trends. So far, very impressed.

www.mint.com

Brendan

I second Mint, however it was bought out by the makers of Quicken a couple years ago and the intuitive creativity that made Mint great has gone away...for instance they've been saying an ipad app is "due out soon" for over a year.

For now, Mint is still my personal favorite. I recommend using Mint in combination with Pageonce. They'll cover everything you need and then some!