Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe [Old Version] | ![Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516B7RKGJKL._SL500_.jpg)
| From: Microsoft Software
List Price: $59.99
Buy Used: $17.67
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Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 2706
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.6
MPN: 882224019033
Model: 860-00393
UPC: 882224019033
EAN: 0882224019033
ASIN: B0009KLGJU
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Money connects to thousands of banks and updates balances automatically, letting you easily stay on top of your finances. | | • | The Money Bill Calendar lets you see upcoming and paid bills at a glance. | | • | Work toward long-term goals like buying a house, budgeting for college, or saving for a vacation by first reducing debt. | | • | Money makes it easy to get organized for tax time, with professional tips from tax experts, Tax Estimator and Deduction Finder tools, and exporting of your data to tax preparation software. | | • | Money 2006 Deluxe gives you access to credit scores and percentile rankings and helps assess credit risk levels. |
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Product Description
You control all of your accounts in one place with a single password. Get everything that Money 2006 Standard offers, plus many additional helpful features. Pay bills in record time! Now you cansend multiple bills from multiple accounts all at once Money Bill Calendar lets you see upcoming and paid bills at a glance
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| Customer Reviews: Read 59 more reviews...
 Do not buy, before you try it out! July 9, 2005
tangofan (Mountain View, CA USA)
162 out of 187 found this review helpful
As a long-time Money user I bought Money 2005 Deluxe and had to return it for a refund, because it refused to read my Money 2004 data file.
With Money 2006 I'll be smarter and take advantage of the fact that Microsoft offers a 90 day trial version on their website. So before you buy or upgrade, download the trial and check for yourself, if Money 2006 is for you.
BTW if you upgrade from a previous version, keep a backup-copy of your old file, because once you convert your file to Money 2006, an older version of Money won't be able to read it. For the same reason, consider parallel installations (and double data-maintenance) of the Money 2006 trial and your older version for a while, until you've determined to upgrade to M2006 or ditch it.
 Yawn! July 29, 2005
doner (Poway, CA)
79 out of 84 found this review helpful
1 - No difference that I can find over 2005. Funny thing is that I said this with my 2005 from 2004 version purchase! I guess I will never learn, I'm a sucker for the lastest and greatest Money software. Really, you do not need this if you have 2005, you can live without backing up to CD/DVD.
2 - I have not found any bugs. You are thinking, Ya, so? If you were an early adopter of 2005 (the buggiest POS that MS Money put out), you would have seen this a huge achievement also.
Summary - nothing really exciting over the previous 2 versions, wait for the free offer with your tax software next year. If you are new to personal finance software, you really need to get this.
 Much Better than Quicken. July 15, 2005
J. Walker (San Juan,PR USA)
28 out of 33 found this review helpful
So I tried this and Quicken 2005 Premier Home and Business and I must say, Quicken, I sold back at Ebay. Reasons:
1. The interface is great. Very friendly and the stats are presented in a very manageable way. Quicken presented me with a much less innovative way of showing the data. I guess this is all Microsoft trying to show off their .Net stuff, but hey, it works. If you are gonna be working hours on a piece of software, it might as well be easy on the eyes.
2. Data import capabilities. Quicken screwed me over. I couldn't import the .QIF files that my bank offered for free, nor the .CSVs because they were meant only to "store addresses" and not financial data. Money was also able to connect to my PayPal money market account and keep that data updated. Try to beat that.
3. Tracking investments. The charts are great + They take into consideration comissions and other fees before telling you that you've earned or lost money.
4. Articles and advice. Money integrates REALLY well with MSN Money, and so, lots of informative articles and information are available. Really neat stuff if you need some basic advice in regards to your investments.
I know points 3 and 4 might not make references to Quicken in comparison to Money, but they are definitely strong points in the software.
It takes a lot for me to approve of something M$ made, mainly because of my technical background, but I must say, this is one nice piece of software, worth all the money.
Try before you buy! Where are the new features? November 27, 2005
tim747 (Glenview, IL USA)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I am glad I read the reviews before buying that told me to run the trial before buying. The program does not offer anything additional from the Money 2004 Deluxe I am currently using for budgeting, expense tracking, investment tracking, and planning. I am a loyal Money user for over 6+ years. I will stick with Money 2004 even though 2006 can be had for free after rebates.
Pros:
-Installed without a problem and seems to run pretty smoothly/fast without consuming a lot of CPU resources.
-Converted my file without a problem (Make a copy of your file if you are just trying out the program. Keep your existing data file safely away so Money 2006 cannot corrupts it by accident.)
-Nice new interface. Fresh new colors. Navigation not made more difficult...does not mean navigation is easier.
Cons:
-NO NEW useful features! I use Money 2004 to do a lot of tracking, trending, and analysis. As far as I can tell after playing with 2006 for 3+ hours, there is no new functionality that is of use to me.
-Tighter integration with the web. You cannot easily tell what data is coming from the web and what data is local. Some people might like this, but I do not!
-Reports not processing for multiyear income/expense. A couple months work and current year works, but when I do no more than that, the program thinks forever. I am running a P4 so I do not know what the problem or fix is. At least it did not lock up windows or money completely...I could hit the back button and the computer would stop thinking.
-Reports selection laid out in a more confusing manner than with 2004.
-Data display for viewing and configuring reports is more cumbersome and difficult than with 2004.
It keeps wanting to connect to the Internet August 15, 2005
John Nanavati (Morristown, New Jersey)
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
The software is easy to use and interfaces well with my bank. I also like that the home page can be customized to show different views of your accounts - very nice.
My only complaint and, ultimately the reason that I won't use the software, is that it wants to connect to the Internet every time I open it. You are able to turn off the preference to connect to the Internet but the program still requires you to enter your .NET username and password when you begin. I also had to select "Work offline" each time you opened the program and I became uncomfortable that I would forget one day.
I used the product for a week and decided that the risk was too high that I might forget to keep the program offline and have my banking information uploaded to a "secure" Microsoft site.
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