Considering GNUCash

[Bob Plantz]

I migrated from Quicken to GNUCash several years ago. I do not use any
online features, preferring to enter all my values by hand. I don't do
anything especially complex: checking accounts; credit cards; mutual funds;
etc.

The migration was a little tedious, but it uncovered some accounting errors
I had made in Quicken. Since GNUCash uses a double entry system, and Quicken
does not (at least, not at that time), I was forced to correct my errors. I
had to learn some new things in order to use GNUCash, but I felt it was
worth it due to the increased accounting accuracy.

I am able to export a txf file from the Tax Schedule Report each year. I
have used that with both TurboTax and H&R Block At Home. Of course I still
have to go through the tax preparation program and correct some entries, but
I had to do that with Quicken.

Overall, I consider GNUCash to be a much better program than what Quicken
was several years ago. Quicken has probably improved since then. I do not
have experience with MS Money.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnucash-user-bounces+rgplantz=gmail.com at gnucash.org
> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+rgplantz=gmail.com at gnucash.org] On Behalf
> Of Jerry Hall
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 3:15 PM
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Considering GNUCash
> 
> Currently using MS Money on an old machine.  Just got a new i5 and was
told
> that MS Money will not work there.
> 
> All I want is to be able to mimic what MS Money was doing in the "work
> offline" mode.  That is, no communication with banks or credit unions or
> credit cards.  Just a check register with a reconciliation feature, and
reporting
> for listing expenditures for tax reporting.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jerry
> jwh.krh at gmail.com
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