Upgrade 2009 to 2012?

Bob Newman wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

Deluxe is fine. In a couple of months, 2013 will come out. So now is likely NOT the time to buy 2012. You could buy 2013 when it comes out, or wait for specials, bundled either with AVirus, or with Turbotax, or buy

2012 off Ebay when it will be really discounted. Make sure to get it from a reliable seller, of course ...

I know we can't really say what 2013 will bring when it gets here but what advantages would 2012 give me over what I have now?

Thanks... Bob

Bob Newman wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:

Well, you're going to lose downloads of stocks because of the sunsetting after 3 years of 2009's features. If you don't do that, then there is not all that much that is really essential that 2012 gives you over 2009, except some eyecandy. I like to update almost yearly, and I like 2012. Maybe others will weigh in. Of course, there may be a comparison of 2012 vs 2009 features somewhere. You may also want to wait until the reviews/complaints of 2013 appear her to get a better idea.

He says "The are no stocks to keep track of," so that's not an issue for him.

In my view, it's been several years since Quicken has had any really significant new features. Intuit has run of possible improvements, and for most of us there's very little reason to ever upgrade except for the downloading of stocks.

My guess is that upgrading would just be a waste of money for him.

That should be "run out of" of course.

I mostly use my Quicken for tracking & downloading all my bank accts, credit cards, stocks, mutual funds - I REALLY use it to track the stocks and mutual funds, and therefore upgrade every 3 years as the downloading features is sunset'd.

BTW - how or what stops working for the "download" ????

- symbol quotes (and therefore market values calc)

- downloads from financial companies like Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard

- downloads from bank transactions like BoA, Chase, etc

- download credit card transactions

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You've got your attributions wrong. I did *not* say the above, but pointed out that it didn't apply to the OP.

upgrading to Q 2012 either Deluxe or Premier.

Depends on your definition of "upgrade".

If you want to give Intuit more money for the same old stuff, then by all means, go ahead and "upgrade".

I'd suggest you keep (or invest) your money more wisely.

Just my 2 cents....

There's an excellent Yahoo Group called "smf_addin" that pretty much leaves Quicken in the dust as far as downloading stock (and option) information into Excel. And, unlike Intuit, the support is superb.

I agree with you, Frank. There's an expression, "A fool and his money are soon parted". The non-frugal types seem hell-bent on spending, spending, spending. No surprise that Americans and my fellow Canadians are, on the average, so deeply in debt. UNnecessary spending, the number one cause.

"Sharx35" wrote in news:ju5tp8$o87$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

That's fine. Nobody really "needs" Quicken. Just about all banks give the ability to download transactions in spreadsheet format. There are plenty of spreadsheet templates to keep a checkbook. And, as you say stockprices are available for free as well.

But, I still enjoy the ease of Quicken (except for the foibles the idiots at Intuit and the banks exhibit). Therefore I will reserve the right to spend my money the way I see fit. I spend much more money supporting the local and far away eateries than supporting Intuit. And it is all my choice!

Indeed. We ALL have that RIGHT to spend/waste our money, as we see fit. MY way of spending has led to a 7 figure net worth. I would NOT be in that position were I to spend money unnecessarily. It's incredible to see the waste-when grocery shopping, I often see people stupidly paying twice what they have to for any given product, e.g. flour, facial tissues, etc.

I caught a glimpse of Han on 18 Jul 2012 12:00:27 GMT, writing in alt.comp.software.financial.quicken:

I love Quicken, but irrespective of what Quicken says my account balance is, the Banks I use have almost the final say on the subject. :-)

Quicken gives me an instantly available estimate of income & expenditure, so I know when I need to economise or I can afford to spend the extra Dollar or two.

I upgraded from 2009 to 2011 (lower priced than 2012) only because downloads for my accounts were no longer supported in 2009. Hate some of the little changes that make me click more things to get the same things done, but am adjusting and happily downloading all my transactions again. Deb

I caught a glimpse of "Deb B" on Tue, 24 Jul

2012 04:30:36 -0400, writing in alt.comp.software.financial.quicken:

Wish you luck Deb, plenty of people in this newsgroup are able to help. Be patient and allow yourself time to adjust.

I was also running MS Money 2004 recently until I thought why am I entering these debits & credits twice, so MS Money 2004 got the flick.

is currently running Cyber Monday 50% Off Retail sale on both Quicken 2013 and Turbotax 2012. YOu can, for example, buy Quicken Deluxe 2013 for only $34.99.