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Summary: Handiest personal finance manager on the market
Review: I have been a user of Microsoft Money for years and never thought I'd be swayed away from the big MS, but Quicken Deluxe 2002 by Intuit surely changed my mind in a big way.They have made the interface simple, but powerful. Features such as highlighting recently used functions for quick reference, and dynamicaly generating reports and information are incredibly usefull to me. I hate manageing my finances, but Quicken has made it take alot less time. It's easier to manage budgets, plan taxes (The tax forecaster is helping me plan my refund for next year!), track investments (New this year is the Employee Stock Purchase Tracker!), plan a house (the mortgage calculator also has links to mortgage companies so you can shop online), and manage your bank accounts (Auto reconcillation is a real timesaver!). Bill Gates, you may have a new battle on your hands, as I give this years version to Intuit Quicken 2002!
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Summary: Umm ... it doesn't crash often.
Review: I was a big fan of Quicken 5 years ago, but this version is abysmal. Features that are advertised on the box, but "discontinued", a user interface that takes some time to get used to, and a serious bug that I can't get anyone at Quicken to respond to. I created a 401k account, added two mutual funds, gave them both initial balances, then corrected the balances when I found my account information. The problem is that the updated amounts are correct in the register, but are not correct in any other reports. I can't get it to refresh the data in the reports without deleting the account. I give up. Going to try to find a copy of Quicken from the mid 90's.
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Summary: Glad they stopped selling it
Review: Do not pay for this. This came preinstalled on my eMac. What a waste! It often quits unexpectedly! I was using Quicken Deluxe 99 on Windows 95 and I never had so many problems as I do with this version. The layout is unintuitive, and nearly unusable. It spawns a new window for every account. There is just so much that I can't do in this version that I could on the Windows version. Customization is one. Another is that the reports are limited to 64 columns, I had hundreds of columns QD99 under Win95. I could understand if the current Windows version had extra features but this is 4 years later! How Intuit could release such rubbish baffles me.
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Summary: Considering an upgrade from 2001
Review: I use Quicken for EVERYTHING. I haven't opened or used my checkbook since I purchased it 3 years ago and started using Billpay. I track all my investments, debt, credit cards, everything! I couldn't live without this program. However, I purchased 2002 as an upgrade from 2001 and haven't even opened the box yet. After reading some of the reviews I'm thinking of returning it. Nothing has convinced me that this version is worth the money. I like some of the new features but I think I can live without them for the amount of money they want for it. I'm looking for a version that fixes and improves some things I've experience. For instance, the program is a memory hog and if you have a lot of data (like 3 years worth with me), it's worse. It'll crash my system if I have too much open. I believe this problem is related to the complaint of other users saying it's slow. The program just eats up memory. I think the area of memory management the program uses needs improvement. Also, Quicken needs to be friendlier to broadband. Why do I need to click a bunch of buttons every time I want to get new transactions or get updated investment info? This should be cleaned up and be a little more streamlined and automatic (in fact, this feature is getting a lot of attention the new version of Money 2002 which it has). That also includes tying better into getting my credit card transactions. I don't know if 2002 does that but it should be more automatic.
If you're new to Quicken this product is worth every penny. If you're upgrading, it may not be worth it.
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Summary: Misleading Product Ended Up Costing More
Review: Product was not full version as implied. In order to use it I had to call company and pay more money. Would never buy from here again.
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Summary: The Best in Personal Finance Software
Review: I have used Quicken for several years, and now with Quicken 2002 Deluxe I am more convinced than ever that it is the best personal finance software available. Recently I evaluated a copy of Microsoft Money, but found it less user-friendly and lacking in the functionality of the Quicken line. In comparison to the 2001 version, Quicken 2002 Deluxe has significantly enhanced budgeting tools. In the past, it appeared the program was written more for the upper class with many investments to manage rather than for the middle class with many ends to meet. Quicken 2002 Deluxe offers help for the vast majority of us who need to live on a budget both to pay our bills and to reduce our debts. Quicken 2002 Deluxe will track multiple checking and saving accounts, credit cards, auto loans, home equity lines, mortgages, investments and more. The online banking features available make it possible to pay bills from the comfort of one's home with no check writing and no postage. This program will also produce a multitude of financial reports to chart progress in various areas. There simply is no product, in my assessment, that rivals the scope and the simplicity of Quicken. A word of advice: purchase the deluxe version, not the basic version. The word "Basic" really means "partial" and the word "Deluxe" really means "full." For the few extra dollars required, Deluxe is a MUCH better bargain. Otherwise, a person with the basic version will begin to see how much he is missing, and will then pay much more money to upgrade to the deluxe features. It is cheaper to purchase Deluxe initially. Another pointer for this program: make backups continually on a drive separate from your hard drive. I make a backup every time I use the program. With the backup features it is no chore at all, and it is definitely worth it should a hard drive fail or the main file accidentially be deleted. If you are upgrading from Quicken 2001 or earlier, this package is well-worth the price. If you are a new user, try Quicken Deluxe and see what a difference it will make!
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Summary: I am addicted to Quicken
Review: I have been using Quicken since it's early DOS versions. In my humble opinion, there is simply no better way to organize all of your finances. Most banks and credit card companies will allow you to download transactions directly into Quicken (no file download from the institution's web site, and then import into Quicken) -- I'm talking about knowing your recent credit card transactions within a day or two (in case you are not the type to enter them in right when you get home). Manage all your brokerage accounts, 401k, IRA, track your mortgage, car payment, etc. It is all there, and come tax time - you will be sitting pretty when you need to import your neatly categorized Quicken transactions into TurboTax or TaxCut. You will not be disappointed, I highly recommend Quicken 2002 Deluxe or Suite.
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Summary: I am disappointed with Quicken 2002 Deluxe
Review: I have used Quicken since switching from Managing Your Money about 10 years ago. ... I must say I am very disappointed with the current version. I find it less intuitive and friendly than the previous versions and the layout of the My Finances page is not as good as Q2000. Then I found that the net worth reports and graphs are screwed up. How could Intuit release a product with such a glaring flaw? If you want to track anything with a home finance program wouldn't you want to know what you are worth? If I just wanted to balance my checking account I would use Excel. I have resisted going to MS Money because home finance is about the last software market left not dominated by Microsoft. However, if the current version of Quicken is an indication of the Intuit's direction I may move to Money in the near future.
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Summary: Umm ... it doesn't crash often.
Review: I was a big fan of Quicken 5 years ago, but this version is abysmal. Features that are advertised on the box, but "discontinued", a user interface that takes some time to get used to, and a serious bug that I can't get anyone at Quicken to respond to. I created a 401k account, added two mutual funds, gave them both initial balances, then corrected the balances when I found my account information. The problem is that the updated amounts are correct in the register, but are not correct in any other reports. I can't get it to refresh the data in the reports without deleting the account. I give up. Going to try to find a copy of Quicken from the mid 90's.
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Summary: Should have stayed at Deluxe 98
Review: I finally bought a bummer from Quicken. After staying at Quicken 98 all this time, I decided to upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2002. What a waste of money! I purchased this mess back in July 2002, and have already reverted back to the 98 Deluxe version. 2002 is a cluttered, user-unfriendly interface. It automatically creates a list of Scheduled Transactions (an unmanageable one) which you have to fight with to go away The list of annoying and tedious "enhancements" is too long for this format. STAY AWAY from this version.
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