Comments on: Battle of the Money Management Tools: Comparing YNAB Pro and Quicken

By: Save Money Hound

Save Money Hound — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:56:04 +0000

From your synopsis above, i would agree that Quicken is a comprehensive tool for managing your finances. YNAB would be a good tool if your focus is on budgeting and identifying areas where you can save money.

By: skye

skye — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:29:59 +0000

YNAB rules. I used quicken and quickbooks for years and years, both at work and at home. My husband and I switched to YNAB a couple years ago and it is SOOOOO much better for managing home finances. Simpler, more effective, better at making you conscious of how you spend money and making conscious decisions about how to spend your money in the future (instead of just seeing how you spent it in the past). Highly recommend it.

By: TStrump

TStrump — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:36:53 +0000

I used to use Quicken but switched to Microsoft Money because it was much cheaper.
Actually, it was bundled with the laptop I bought – Quicken started raising their prices, too, which got me annoyed.
Money isn’t as feature-rich as Quicken but I find it still works really well.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:34:44 +0000

ChrsitianPF: The difference is how much capability Quicken has for tracking investments, real estate and other property, taxes, business income/expenses, etc. You can even pay your bills through Quicken.

Quicken Online and Mint don’t have the same capability as Quicken’s desktop version.

Mint, Quicken Online, and YNAB are all better for tracking income/expenses, but not the other aspects of personal finance.

I think they are all good options; it just depends what you are looking for.

By: ChristianPF

ChristianPF — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:29:38 +0000

I just can’t get too excited about footing the bill for Quicken when you can get the online version for free or Mint.com which many people consider to be better anyway… It is nice that there are so many free options these days…

By: Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:16:18 +0000

I’m all about Quicken. But, sadly, I haven’t tried anything else. My mom got me Quicken when I went to college 11 years ago, and I haven’t looked back. I thought it was so cool, so beyond the pencil and paper method I used through junior high and high school. I love Quicken. It’s easy, and I don’t want to migrate my finances elsewhere. I find that the budgeting tools and expense reports work well for me; they’re especially helpful when my husband says “where did the money go?” and I can show him how many times he nipped over to the sandwich shop…

Anyway, it may be lazy, but I’ve been with Quicken so long that I just don’t want to shift anywhere else, especially since Quicken meets my needs.

By: Kirk Kinder

Kirk Kinder — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:13:59 +0000

Great review…I was wondering if you or anyone else has worked with Mint.com. It looks like a pretty neat application – all online and free, but I haven’t tried it yet.