Because I would enter each receipt in manually, the downloads would then match up the new transactions with the ones I had entered. Yes, the software links your accounts so you can download your transactions and I also had that in place. And then, I would enter those receipts into Quicken once I got home. I would ensure I got a receipt for everything I did – dinner, gas, shopping, whatever. I became so attached to the software and it helped run my world for two decades. If it wasn’t for Quicken, I don’t know if I’d be where I am today. It was such a great asset and helped motivate me to pay off the credit card debt, my student loans, and my car loans. I credit Quicken’s Debt Reduction Planner feature with giving me the guidance on getting out of this mess. I owed about $30k in credit card debt and just had no idea it was that much. I entered in all my accounts and ended up being appalled at what I saw. I decided to install the software just to toy with it. I was hired in as an engineer to fight the scary Y2K bug and Intuit was giving away their Quicken 98 software for free as a fix to anyone running older versions. I stumbled on it back in 1999 when I first started at the career I just retired from. Quicken’s been my go-to software for just over 20 years. However, I’ve only been dipping my toes in with it… until now. I’ve been using the Empower (formerly Personal Capital) financial software now for the past few years. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and we may receive a referral fee (at no extra cost to you) if you sign up or purchase products or services mentioned.
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