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Quicken 2008 Deluxe [OLD VERSION] | ![Quicken 2008 Deluxe [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41rozdCQ-FL._SL160_.jpg)
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List Price: $59.95 Buy New: $36.83 You Save: $23.12 (39%)
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Rating: 134 reviews Sales Rank: 69
Format: Cd-rom Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows 2000 Media: CD-ROM Operating System: Windows XP Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.3 Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: N30110 UPC: 028287017238 EAN: 0028287016743 ASIN: B000U0I11A
Release Date: September 9, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED IN RETAIL BOX/PERFECT CONDITION/SHIPS SAME DAY OR WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION/WE ARE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT/BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!!!
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| • | Includes all the features of Quicken Starter Edition plus additional tools to help you and your family better manage savings and spending | | • | Make online banking even better--bring all your online accounts together in one place | | • | Connect to your banks, 401(k)s, brokerage or mortgage accounts with a single password | | • | Get suggested spending limits and set savings goals based on the day-to-day information you enter--and then check your progress through the month | | • | Let Quicken help you accurately track and categorize expenses for simpler tax preparation |
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Product Description Plan, save and control your finances with Quicken Deluxe 2008. Quicken lets you see your finances your way, instantly. Now it's easier than ever to manage a personal budget, pay bills on time, track your investments, maximize tax deductions - and find more ways to save. Quicken Deluxe 2008 gives you all of the features of Quicken Starter Edition - plus additional tools to help you manage spending and savings.
Amazon.com Start saving for what you and your family really want--vacations, better day care, a new home--by staying on top of your everyday spending. Quicken Deluxe 2008 replaces the old-school concept of "personal money management" with a smarter way to keep track of your money and set longer-term savings goals. Bring your online accounts--including banking, credit card, loan, 401(k), and investing accounts--together all in one place. | See a monthly calendar of your paychecks, bills and expenses to help you schedule bills, set reminders and--most important--help avoid late fees. | A new "My Savings Plan" instantly shows a summary of your actual spending and compares it to what you planned to spend for the month. | Store important documents and statements in one place. | Save for the bigger things you and your family really want. Quicken Deluxe 2008 gives you all the tools you need to help you manage spending and savings View all your finances in one place Bring your online accounts--including banking, credit card, loan, 401(k), and investing accounts--together all in one place. Avoid the hassle of going to multiple web sites and remembering multiple passwords. With Quicken, you see it all in one place and you need just ONE password.(1) See where your money is going (a.k.a. "money management") Check in anytime to see exactly where your personal finances are at for the month. Quicken shows you what you have coming in, going out, and most important, what's left over each month to spend or save. Pay your bills on time See a monthly calendar of your paychecks, bills and expenses to help you schedule bills, set reminders and--most important--help avoid late fees. Easily pay bills from within Quicken using Quicken Bill Pay or a third party bill pay service.(2) New! See where you can save more A new "My Savings Plan" instantly shows a summary of your actual spending and compares it to what you planned to spend for the month. You can quickly see where you have room to spend or save more. Set flexible spending targets on regular expenses like gas and groceries and then easily check your progress throughout the month. Save time at tax time--Works with TurboTax (3) Quicken Deluxe makes it easy to mark expenses as tax deductible through the year, so you have everything ready come tax time. Quicken Deluxe also exports your data directly to TurboTax, so you won't have to re-enter the same information twice.(3) Store important documents and statements in one place Not only can you bring your online data into Quicken Deluxe, you can scan in bank statements, checks and receipts for easy reference. No more time wasted looking for receipts and statements--everything is stored in one central place. Get free support when you buy, install or upgrade Quicken (4) If you need help purchasing, installing or upgrading your new software, free phone support is available for Quicken Deluxe 2008 through December 31, 2008. What's New in 2008 Make saving as easy as spending - New! See where you can save more
The new "My Savings Plan" instantly shows a summary of your actual spending and compares it to what you planned to spend for the month. You can quickly see where you have room to spend or save more. Set flexible spending targets on regular expenses like gas and groceries and then check your progress as you go through the month. - Improved! Now it's easier to categorize your expenses
A reorganized and redesigned menu makes it easier than ever to categorize your expenses. You can also add extra details to any expense to help jog your memory--i.e., the specific restaurant for a dining expense or the trip destination for an airline ticket. - Improved! Smarter navigation makes it easier access the tools you need
Easier navigation makes it faster to get around and discover the features and tools that work best for you. Clickable tabs let you switch between Quicken's main pages. And a new interactive account bar makes it clear which of your accounts you are working with at any given moment. Track everything in one place - New! Track your 529 contributions
Include 529 contributions as part of your overall net worth. See how you're progressing on your college savings goals. - Improved! More connections to more financial institutions
Quicken Deluxe 2008 connects you to over 5300 banks, brokerages and other financial institutions--including PayPal. It's easier than ever to truly bring your accounts together in one place.(1) - New! Import your PayPal account transactions into Quicken
Whether it's payments or income--or both--Quicken can now import your transaction data directly from PayPal. - New! Get reminders of scheduled bills and transactions--without opening Quicken
If you're using Windows Vista, our new Quicken Billminder Gadget can remind you of scheduled bills and transactions directly from your desktop. (1) Online features require Internet access and are subject to change. Services vary among participating financial institutions or other parties and may be subject to application approval, additional terms, conditions and fees. More than 5,322 participating financial institutions as of 6/05/07. (2) To pay bills in Quicken requires Quicken Bill Pay (sold separately) or a third party bill pay service (fees may apply). (3) TurboTax sold separately. (4) Email, Forums and Chat technical support provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Phone technical support provided Monday - Friday, 5:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT. Additional fees may apply.
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Can't import MS Money files August 19, 2008 Christopher J. Spizzirri If this will be your first personal finance application, or your finances are straightforward, I suggest Quicken because it seems to handle personal finances well without any bloat. However, if you're a long-time MS Money user looking to switch, you should think twice only because migrating your data is difficult to do and cannot be done completely. I bought Quicken because I'm tired of how bloated and quirky MS Money has become and hoped Quicken would offer core functionality without the bloat and quirkiness. Unfortunately, Quicken can't import MS Money files very well. I expected to find an import function that I just point at my .mny file and Quicken would import all my info. Nope. You have to export accounts one by one then import them. You lose all the links between accounts like transfers, so many accounts have to be corrected manually. But that's only for those accounts that can be exported/imported--apparently some account data (from IRAs, 401(k)s, etc.) can't be exported/imported. That further scrambles any accounts you did import. Inuit does have available an application that will do some automatic conversions and importing for you, but it doesn't come with the package (it should be built in to Quicken, but, instead, you have to search Inuit's website to find the app buried deep in a forum - bogus.) Even with this additional app, you still can't import everything. The bottom line is, if you're in a similar situation, I think you're stuck for now. Hopefully, someone will develop a non-bloated app that will provide core personal finance functionality that can easily convert and import a full Money file. I will buy that, because I can't wait to ditch MS Money.
Crap August 11, 2008 wildcatgoal (Chicago, IL) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
[...] Quicken came with my first Windows computer, a Packard Bell, back in 1996-ish. It also came with Microsoft Money. Both sucked then, but Money was better. I downloaded the trial version of Money and 20-minutes later uninstalled it. So I went to Wal-Mart and decided to give Quicken Deluxe a try. Long story short, it's even worse! First of all, what modern day program doesn't allow you to order your transactions by date in descending order - so the most recent date is on top? Quicken wouldn't let me do it! And if it's possible, I couldn't figure out how and frankly all you should have to do is click twice on the date column header like any other self-respecting spreadsheet-like program. This alone is a brick wall for me. I have a nearly new top of the line laptop. Lots of speed, lots of RAM, lots of other things I don't use at their full capacity. Quicken runs like a freakin' remote control car running out of batteries. You try and scroll quickly down through your transactions - it can't keep up. Rubbish. When is Quicken going to realize that categories are EXTREMELY important and that the program should not make it a freakin' pain in the you know what just to change/edit/add categories. You have to go into this menu that operates just as bad as the scrolling I just whined about and make changes that should have been (1) more user friendly and (2) capable of being done solely in the register instead of what feels like a third-party category management software program band-aid. Most importantly, the user interface, easy-of-use, and presentation of the program is no better than the ancient version of Quicken that came on my Packard Bell computer over 10-years ago. Sure it has tabs but ever since Firefox came up with tabs in its web browser, everyone has tabs. They don't help a thing in Quicken. Don't buy this. Don't buy MS Money. Read a MS Access book, learn Access, and create your own money management tool. It'd be 100% customizable then, more user friendly, better looking, and you won't ever have to worry about exporting your data. Heck, you can even use Excel and have a better experience. Wow, Intuit, what a waste of money you've produced! I'm sorry for being so negative, but this software is buggy, slow, ugly, and just plain no good.
Upgrade from Quicken Deluxe 99 on XP August 10, 2008 Q. Wagner I have Windows XP. I've been running Quicken Deluxe 99 for a long time. I starting getting more and more bugs in the program. I decided maybe it was time to upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2008. I saw it on sale here for $[...] and jumped on it with the free shipping. WOW. I had read some negative reviews but decided I would just do everything manually and not try anything fancy like download information from a financial institution. Like before, each transaction would be entered manually and would be reconciled every month. Conclusion: I returned the program (I hope they accept it) to Amazon. I couldn't even upgrade my Quiken 99 program accurately. I spent about half an hour with online customer service and decided that I am too old for this crap. Maybe in my 20s or 30s I would have spent the five weeks learning the program and working out the bugs. But as soon as I saw it couldn't even upgrade my financial information accurately, I knew what kind of fight I had on my hands. This would be a marathon. Wisely, I gave up right way (well, after a half hour). I returned the program to amazon and saw the price went up in the last few days. It was now over $[...]. Maybe the $[...] program doesn't have the same bugs. Finale: I simple reinstalled Quicken Deluxe 99 on Windows XP (actually, it is only supposed to be used with Windows 98) and all my bugs went away in my old version. So far, even on XP, I'm having almost no problems at all compared to that abortion they call Quicken Deluxe 2008. I would rather keep my financial information in a spreadsheet.
Quicken converting from Money August 3, 2008 C. M. Poolman 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had Money on my old machine but needed a different software as Money isn't compatible with Vista. The information re. Quicken said it could convert from Money - in the event I found it couldn't - but not before I'd bought it, taken it from the packaging and installed the software, so it was useless but unreturnable. Warning - check that the software will do whatever you need it to do before opening the packaging.
Solid product for my uses July 30, 2008 Tigeresque (Windsor, CA USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used Quicken since 1993. I just upgraded from Quicken 2003 for Mac to Quicken 2008 Deluxe for Windows XP Home Edition, and have had absolutely none of the operational problems mentioned in other reviews. I had no problem saving my Mac 2003 data to a single "QIF" file and importing this file into Windows Quicken 2008 Deluxe. All data, including multiple accounts, etc., came in with no errors or other issues. (Note, however, that I only use Quicken for tracking basic checking and savings accounts, and do not use its connectivity options to connect to investment accounts, etc.) For my uses, Quicken Deluxe has worked flawlessly. I like the user interface, which is certainly superior to the 2003 Mac version, and I've made extensive use of the report capabilities, which are more than adequate for my purposes. On the negative side: (1) Like everybody else, I object to Quicken's frequent upgrades that add no useful functionality for 99.9% of users; (2) My few experiences with their customer support over the past 15 years have been both futile and extremely annoying. Fortunately, my questions were minor ones that I figured out on my own in the end, and the product itself has worked very well for my purposes so I've had no show-stoppers.
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