Simple accounts or book-keeping software

[bykimbo]

I've always used Quicken (Intuit) but it's getting a bit long in the tooth now. I fancy a change, some nice new bright and shiny package. Any recommendations? I think something like Sage might be more complicated than I need? Just simple garbage, I mean, money in, money out. I could use Excell, but I'd have to set up things myself then - rather have a tailor-made.

Any ideas?

[penny291]

am also interested so BUMP

[shezz]

I use sage every single day and find it really really easy shows you what you want, as you say it has loads of features on there but you dont have to use them all,

simple easy and your able to see how you stand at any point of the year


excell is also easy package that you can use and get it to create your accounts as well

But i dont use that for accounts as it not really an account package, and things can easily be mucked up on there or deleted (accidently) i do use excell for calculations as well as many other things, made a programme up for my company for id cards and used excell linked to word to do it



LOL bykimbo you seem to like the easy life dont you,

[raindropsies]

Whats wrong with pen and paper?

[bykimbo]

Whats wrong with pen and paper?

Nothing, if that's what you like.

[Gothicina]

I've always used Quicken (Intuit) but it's getting a bit long in the tooth now. I fancy a change, some nice new bright and shiny package. Any recommendations? I think something like Sage might be more complicated than I need? Just simple garbage, I mean, money in, money out. I could use Excell, but I'd have to set up things myself then - rather have a tailor-made.

Any ideas?

Do you have an accountant?

I used to use Quicken, but its replacement did way more than I needed.
I asked my accountant who is a Sage re-seller, & he told me to save my money. One of his staff set up spreadsheets for me with everything they required set out the easiest way for them, one for Gothicina, one for My Taxi Accounts.
I just email the spreadsheets to them.

[bykimbo]

No, no accountant. Not really doing enough business to justify it! <sniffle> Just need something I can use myself, and produce the necessary sums at the end of the year.

[shezz]

Do you have an accountant?

I used to use Quicken, but its replacement did way more than I needed.
I asked my accountant who is a Sage re-seller, & he told me to save my money. One of his staff set up spreadsheets for me with everything they required set out the easiest way for them, one for Gothicina, one for My Taxi Accounts.
I just email the spreadsheets to them.

Only trouble i find with spreadsheets as i said above, i do think that things can be deleted accidently,

but if you have a bit of savvy with excel you can hide colums and even lock them

always scares me when someone goes onto my excell sheets at work, cos many a time they said "Oh cheryl what have i done", another thing i do, i always have 2 copies of it, cos a saved worksheet can get corrupt

[stitchysyl]

I use Microsoft Money for my personal accounts...just to keep track of my own money/bills.

But for auction stuff I use Cashbook Complete

http://www.acclaimsoftware.com/

They have a free basic download, but I have the CB Complete as it has products/inventory and projects elements.

and its easy to use.

[bykimbo]

...

and its easy to use.

I'm clearly giving entirely the wrong impression here.

Thanks to you and others for suggestions. I'll keep watching for more ideas and make a choice later.