[Pc_Support] OT: Generic Quicken

[patrick]

JohnH wrote:
> Brian
> Thanks for the info! I will try GNUCash.
> Your right, Quicken and/or QuickBooks, is allot cheaper now.
> However, when a person has not worked for over a year, even $1.00 is 
> too expensive.
> Thanks
> JohnH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan J. Smith" <thebs413 at gmail.com>
> To: <pc_support at matrixlist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 1:24 AM
> Subject: [Pc_Support] OT: Generic Quicken
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>
>> JohnH wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a cheap (if not free) knock off  of Quicken 
>>> and/or Quick Books?
>>
>> Is not Quicken and/or QuickBooks fairly inexpensive already?  At least
>> in the case you want to use various support services?  It's those
>> service alliances that you pay for.
>>
>> Under Linux, GNUCash does _both_ personal financial _and_ small
>> business accounting.  It replaces _both_ Quicken and QuickBooks.  And
>> it imports/exports many standard (and reverse engineered, older
>> proprietary) formats, including several on-line/Internet formats.  But
>> because it's Open Source, it will never establish industry
>> relationships that might be advantageous to pay for.
>>
>> Just wondering.
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Ah, we un-employed/under-employed folk are the perfect candidates to be 
GNU/Linux and FOSS advocates.  http://pclinuxos.com contains all of the 
above noted programs.