Microsoft Money 2002 Standard

The new Background Banking feature automatically connects to your bank andupdates your account registers, even when you're not working in Money, so yourfinancial information is always up-to-date. Simplified setup for onlinebanking gets you started in just a few easy steps. The login wizard helpsyou get your passwords, and Online Services Manager simplifies the wayyou manage your online banking.

Managing your bills is easy in Money 2002. The Bill Setup and Editingscreen provides a single location for bill management. Plus it is easy tomake electronic or automatic payments and transfers. When you're shopping,banking, or investing on the Web, the MoneySide feature launchesautomatically to provide you with secure and instant access to yourfinancial information. The program can help you reduce your debt byidentifying its major sources and allowing you to experiment with differentpayment scenarios to see how they affect your debt-reduction schedule.

Fortunately, I found my Money 2000 file backed up and restored normality by removing this threat from my system.


More bugs than Windows XP.   June 11, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Bought this when it first came out to replace Quicken (too slow).
More fool me - ghastly interface. More bugs than an ant hill and now it won't let me edit or view downloaded info and I've now got 78 items on one account needing 'previewing'.

I'd move the file back to Quicken but guess MS Money has now ballsed up my accounts so badly I'd be better off starting again.


I'm in love with this program   October 24, 2002
Nees some Help thebraces@yahoo.com (Dayton, OH)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I have been using Microsoft Money since about 1996. I upgraded to 2002 in the beginning of 2002. I am amazed at what this program can do. It is such a time-saver. I am using the background banking. Even when Money is closed it automatically pulls in my transactions for my credit card and broker account.

I was delinquent in reconciling my checking by 5 months. After I imported the transactions (took about 2 minutes), I was able to reconcile all 5 months in about 2 minutes flat. Somehow, it seemed to know which transactions to associate with the month I was reconciling. The hard part was finding my statements to balance to. If only my credit union would sign up for the direct banking so that I could use background banking.

I love the ease of using the reports. They are easily customizable. Also, if you want to see the transactions behind a certain category you can right mouse click to see the detail.

I cannot understand why so many people are unsatisfied with this product. I find it an intuitive program that contains a powerhorse of tools. It seems like I am constantly discovering new things it can do.


Integrity of the MS Money file system is dubious   July 30, 2002
Luke S. Boening (Saint Paul, MN USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Having skipped all previous versions of MS Money, I thought I would switch from Quicken, which I hate, for MS Money 2002. Given 40 billion reasons to trust this product, I devoted some time to it, but now find I hate it too. Why? Here's my story:

Step 1: Install-->> Pass
Step 2: Configure your accounts, download data -->> Pass
Step 3: Configure sub accounts -->> Pass
Step 4: Use routinely and check account information -->> Fail
Step 5: Spend hours troubleshooting, repairing, fixing -->> Fail, couldn' fix a sub-account that would show no data.
Step 6: Either switch to paper/pencil accounting or try out GNU Cash.

Maybe the next version has fixed the bugs. For me, I have given up on MS Money 2002.


Why do so many people hate this?   July 26, 2002
David A340 (Miami, Florida United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I was amased by the number of bad reviews and almost did not buy this program. I have used previous versions of Money, but in the Deluxe version, and find 2002 Standard an EXCELLENT program. I do not use this accounting software for any online functions and find that it has everything I could want out of a HOME ACCOUNTING software package. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PURCHASE.