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Quicken for mac?

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vix2000

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Having just made the switch from windows I am trying to get everything I need on my mac. The current mission is quicken. I've been using quicken 2010 for US, changing the currency to stirling. I've had a look at quicken essentials and it doesn't appear to have one of the features I use most, the financial calendar. I have looked at 2007 for mac, and this doesn't have the ability to change the currency symbol. So I wondered if anyine could recommend a viable alternative.

I only use it for my personal accounts so don't need tax or interest calcs. I don't need to link it online. I need to put dd's and so's in and out and I need the financial calendar. I would also like to display the £ sign.

Anyone got any suggestions please??
 
No sure if t his will work for you, but I recently switched to Mac, after being a PC Quicken user for about 15 years.

My ultimate solution? I gave up Quicken. I found I can do everything (better) I did in Quicken by using Mint.com, and online bill pay through my bank.

Now, depending on your circumstances/requirements, this may or may not work for you. If not, then probably the least disruptive thing for you would be to buy a copy of Parallels or VMware fusions, and run a Windows virtual machine and keep using Quicken in Windows as you are now.

I did this as a stop gap to see if I could live with mint.com, and haven't started Quicken in months.
 
Thanks for the reply, is that mint as in the credit card company?
 
I went thru the same

vix2000 said:
Having just made the switch from windows I am trying to get everything I need on my mac. The current mission is quicken. I've been using quicken 2010 for US, changing the currency to stirling. I've had a look at quicken essentials and it doesn't appear to have one of the features I use most, the financial calendar. I have looked at 2007 for mac, and this doesn't have the ability to change the currency symbol. So I wondered if anyine could recommend a viable alternative.

I only use it for my personal accounts so don't need tax or interest calcs. I don't need to link it online. I need to put dd's and so's in and out and I need the financial calendar. I would also like to display the £ sign.

Anyone got any suggestions please??
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I couldn't even get quicken for Mac to get the correct numbers from quicken for windows. I was a 12 year quicken user. I found Moneydance (moneydance.com) to give me the comfort that I felt with Quicken for windows. I don't know about the currency shift. You would need to talk to them about that, But the program, and its protocols for online connections, is really smooth and comfortable to use - with very reliable results.

Good luck!!
Don
 
I am also new to the mac family but the Quicken Essentials have a lot to be desired from Windows Quicken 2010.

For one, you cannot do a quick transaction entering. You have to click "NEW" to add a withdraw or deposit. In windows it maintains an open line item that you can easily add transactions at a fast and quick rate.

The Mac version slows things down tremendously. Also the reconciliation is weird.

Anyway, I have tried to find a way to change the settings but haven't found a way yet.

I also tried Mac Money and some others and haven't found one that allows for quick entry of transactions.

Thanks - MY TWO CENTS
 
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