How easy is it to make the switch to quicken? I don't think MS Money is going to be made again. I've seem Quicken has a program that will convert .MNY files to Quicken format. How has that worked for everyone?
Thank you
Tony
I can't give any good advice about the Quicken conversion from Money application: I tried briefly to use it with a test Money file I had ... but the conversion failed ... I forget the message.
If you want to convert, and the Quicken conversion application fails; you can still use QIF export/import to get where you want. But it will not be a simple process. If you are not willing to spend the time and effort to overcome the limitations of the QIF export/import process, you might as well stay where you are.
So it's easier to just start from scratch. Microsoft doesnt look like it's going to make new versions of money anymore. Auto-downloads from my 401k and everything else will expire soon, so I dont have much choice. I dont want to have to do this all by hand.
Maybe >>> How easy is it to make the switch to quicken? I don't think MS Money
If you Google for Money conversion to Quicken you'll find several methods, but they're really complicated--there's no conversion program, or at least there wasn't when I did this a few months ago.. I only had about 2 years of Money and decided I could start Quicken with 2008. It was really easier to re-download all the transactions from bank, broker, and credit cards. You can also printout your money register so you can pick up categories and other items you entered. Sounds like a lot of work, but at least I understood what I was doing and it didn't really take too long. I just did all the downloading one evening, and then did all the miscellaneous catching up in another session.
****This is the page that I followed last fall when I converted a client from Money to Quicken:
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