Quicken 2003

I would say no. Unless you have a need for new features, stick with what you have.

When you start downloading transactions from your bank, or updating your stock prices, then you'll want to upgrade.

I'm still using Quicken 2001. It does everything I need including importing QIF files for the checking, savings and credit card accounts from my credit union. Since I hold relatively few securities in my brokerage account, updating from the monthly statement is no big deal.

writing all my checks, and

for quite a few years.

newer version.

QIF files for the checking,

few securities in my

I still use Quicken 2002 and my conclusions are similar to yours: if it works WHY screw around with wasting money on needless updates. It takes me little time to occasionally manually enter prices that the Update download misses.