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GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/15/2010 2:19:32 PM   
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I've been using Quicken forever, it seems. The version I have now is a 2006 edition. Its online features ran out a long time ago. So I want to upgrade so I don't have to keep entering stock prices by hand.

I went to the Quicken Canada web site. In order to get the version that has stock tracking, they want me to spend over 100 bucks!

I see that GnuCash has online features such as stock tracking. Does anyone use it? How intuitive is it?

Is there another program you'd recommend?

Here are the features I need/want:
- Regular checking/savings accounts
- Loan tracking (mortgage) with ability to update the variable interest rate
- Multiple currencies (we've got US and Canadian accounts)
- Stock & mutual fund tracking (US and Canadian)

On top of that, your typical reporting features are always nice, but I expect them to be a given in any program nowadays.

So, what do you think?

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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/16/2010 7:03:54 PM   
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No replies? FYI - my last bank offered a product similar to what you are looking for. Might take a peek through your bank's website just to check. Probably a longshot, but worth a quick surf.

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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/16/2010 7:19:04 PM   
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Try moneydance.
You can download a limited trial version that is fully functional.

I abandoned quicken 2007 through 2009 (bugs, esp on Vista) but it looks like the 2010 version has fixed them.

I don't think you to buy the over 100.00 version. You should be able to track stocks in the Deluxe version which goes on sale for 39.99 us.
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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/16/2010 8:06:25 PM   
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I don't think you to buy the over 100.00 version. You should be able to track stocks in the Deluxe version which goes on sale for 39.99 us.

I'm in Canada. Here are the options:
http://quicken.intuit.ca/personal-finance-software/compare-quicken-software.jsp

(And I'd need the Canadian edition over buying a US one, because the stock tracking, etc. - as far as I know - doesn't work for the Toronto Stock Exchange on the US edition.)

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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/16/2010 8:15:55 PM   
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Oh bummer. I thought they'd have the same options in the Canadian one.
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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/16/2010 8:21:38 PM   
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Nah - we get gypped here. Our cell phone plans are a lot worse; our cars are more expensive; Quicken gouges us...

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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/17/2010 7:19:48 PM   
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You guys have funky mortgages up there. I wonder if any US package would work if you wanted to include the mortgage - even IF it did link out to the TSE.

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RE: GnuCash or other Open Financial Program? - 3/17/2010 7:46:01 PM   
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You guys have funky mortgages up there. I wonder if any US package would work if you wanted to include the mortgage - even IF it did link out to the TSE.


Aye, that be true. :) But on the other hand, I wonder how funky our mortgage really is. It's amortized over 20 years (I think!) but only has a term of 5 years, at which point we'll negotiate for a new rate. However, I really, REALLY like our rate and wish we could lock it in for the whole life of the mortgage. LOL! We've got a variable rate at prime minus 0.8, which is different from the US prime, of course.

Just yesterday I was in our bank, and a worker asked if they had the privilege of holding our mortgage. I said no, but that I doubt she could beat what we currently have. I'm not sure what the going rate is right now, but I know it's prime PLUS something.

But I suppose this is off topic. ;)

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