Microsoft Money - Excellent money-management software

Microsoft Money is comprehensive personal financial software that is sure to give you the money management power you need.One thing to bear in mind about this program is that the developers have stopped working on it and are suggesting Quicken as a Microsoft Money replacement. Even so, Microsoft Money is a great program, so some users might be interested in trying it regardless.The interface will be familiar to anyone who has used Microsoft online - it looks like a webpage and, given the program's high degree of web integration, it can sometimes be difficult to tell if you are online or not.

Microsoft Money covers all aspects of home and small business finance, from savings and paying bills to creating reports and planning for life events like retirement or college.Home provides you with an overview of all your areas and quick access to Microsoft Money's most frequent operations. You can then modify or monitor individual areas via the categories displayed across the top of the window.To make Microsoft Money work for you, you'll have to make the effort to set up your accounts. Although time-consuming, the task is made easy with various step-by-step wizards.Microsoft Money also has many secondary functions that make using it very easy, and lots of features that contribute to security and ease of use.All in all, it’s a great – but severely limited – money management program.