All versions of Quicken, which you must install on your computer, allow you to create and follow a budget. All versions of Quicken let you track your spending, import bank transactions, pay bills and more. As you upgrade to more complex and in-depth versions, you gain access to an increasing number of additional features that can be very useful for your budgeting. The Premier version adds future financial planning, debt reduction, retirement planning, portfolio maintenance and management, a finder and tax advice on investments. If you didn’t read the small print before you installed you may have restarted your Mac to a bit of an unpleasant surprise. Rosetta, the invisible emulation environment that was a part of both Leopard and Snow Leopard and allowed you to run PowerPC applications, has gone the way of the dinosaur with Lion. Unfortunately, this means that Quicken, Intuit’s deprecated but still ubiquitous personal finance management application, will no longer work on your Mac. ( ) is available for the Mac, but in terms of features and capabilities, it is not equal to nor a replacement for Quicken. How do you manage your personal finances if Quicken won’t work with Lion? Fortunately there are several alternatives to help you keep tabs on your cash flow. IBank IGG Software’s (; $60, ) has long been the heir apparent to the Mac personal finance empire. Thoughtfully designed and easy to use, iBank is updated on a regular basis and the developer is attentive to customer needs, which means that the features you want typically show up when the application is updated. What makes iBank a worthwhile replacement for Quicken is the fact that, like Quicken, it is capable of automatically downloading your banking information. What’s more, if iBank can’t import the data automatically, it’s intelligent enough to use your bank’s Web banking site to automatically import the files that you download manually. Great graphs, great features, and intelligent design make iBank an excellent Quicken alternative. The Personal Finance Software We Tested. The rest of our finalists — Mint, Quicken, YNAB, and Personal Capital — all make money management a breeze. Ultimately, the best software for you will depend on your financial goals. Start with our first pick, Mint, for entry-level financial tracking and oversight. The best of free personal finance software is listed below, whether you want to manage money online or on your computer desktop. You may want to check out our picks for free personal tax preparation software. Moneywell No Thirst Software’s ($50; ) remains one of my favorite personal finance applications largely because it helps you budget your finances, rather than just helping you see where you’ve spent your money. This makes Moneywell different—and I think better—than almost every other personal finance application currently available for the Mac. Moneywell uses the “envelope” method of money management to help you divvy your dollars up before you spend them. This makes it quick and easy to see whether or not you’re living within your budget and it also makes it possible for you to take cash from one category and, when necessary, use it in another. Like iBank, Moneywell makes it easy to import your banking data, and offers excellent graphs and a number of other tools to manage your income and expenses. Money 4 ($19; ) is Jumsoft’s Quicken alternative and, like iBank, is often updated and constantly adding new features. Money 4 has the look and feel of most Apple applications, a small sidebar on the left displays a list of all your accounts and a collection of the tools you’ll need to view reports and manage your finances. While Money 4 doesn’t quite have the depth of features of iBank or Moneywell, it offers up enough (including thirteen financial reports) to help you keep a tab on your finances.
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