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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Quicken 2008 Deluxe [OLD VERSION]
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List Price: $59.95
Our Price: $44.99
Your Save: $ 14.96 ( 25% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Intuit
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Intuit
EAN: 0028287016743
Feature: Includes all the features of Quicken Starter Edition plus additional tools to help you and your family better manage savings and spending
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Intuit
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Intuit
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Intuit
Release Date: 2007-09-09
Studio: Intuit
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Features
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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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.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Resource Hog
Comment: I've used Quicken for at least a decade. I was forced to upgrade from Quicken 2005 because Intuit nukes the online banking feature in older versions. It left me little choice as I've become dependent on online banking. There was a rebate on 2008 so it was cheaper than an older version, plus I can expect that this version will nuke itself in three to four years as well and I want the most for my dollar.
I'm running a 3ghz dual core machine with 4gb of ram and a 512mb video card and this program is slow. Every entry is followed by flashing screen as the application updates the calculations. Textured graphics and other wasted "features" fill the screen in some misguided attempt to make Quicken appear to be more than what it is, accounting software.
Intuit has me and they probably know it. I'm not at all interested in going through the hassles of transferring to a new system, so when this version decides to self-destruct I'll be there at the checkout again with the latest and greatest bloatware offering from Intuit.
I can only imagine how horrible this software is for older computers.
My advice is to avoid using Quicken at all, because once you're in it will be difficult to get out.
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Summary: Turn away if you want to convert from MSMoney
Comment: I switch to Quicken after Money was time to renew. I have 13 years worth of data need to convert. I thought it would be as easy as description. Turn out it is an endless nightmare. For months, yes it takes long time to fight with errors (lots of data missing and mismatching) and limitation.
1. Can't change the account type. You can't just convert from bank type to cash account. Once you made mistake, you have either delete the account or live with it.
2. Automatic download is not supported for all the financial companies. A big company like Fidelity 401K.
3. The import and export really suck. You can only export account to qif file, and import qif, web account, and their tax software. Theoretically, if you can export qif file, you can import the same file back to quicken. Wrong, as far as I know, they only allow you import cash account type. You credit card accounts, brokerage accounts, and bank accounts are not in this case. Many financial company allow you download statement in QIF format, which is not importable to quicken.
Needless to say, it is just a piece of junk. Keep away from it. It has been a problem from the past version. I doubt 2009 will improve that any bit.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Product
Comment: Quicken 2008 Deluxe [OLD VERSION]I was pleasantly suprised to find that all my old Quicken 2002 data loaded with no problem onto Quicken 2008 Delux. Well worth the price. Only negative is that it has a tendancy to freeze when backing up to a flash drive. But I find it to work very well otherwise.
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Summary: More added feathers now bloated pig
Comment: I have been using quicken since it first arrived on the market, it was a simple manage your check book program that worked well, and still does. For some reason like all software developers they feel more is better. It now has become this bloated monster with no end in site. I use less than 25 percent of what this program now offers and the rest I could care less about. I do all my banking on line and all I need this program to do is to download the information so I can reconsile it. My bank offers scheduling of payments, reminders and other feathers that I no longer need quicken for. Its great for my year end taxes but I do not port this infortmaion into any tax program, I pay people to do my taxes all they want to know is where the money went. I suggest that you buy the most basic program and not spend a penny more for all the garbage that they have stuffed into the more DELUX PROGRAM, unless you really think your your going to use it.
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Summary: Quicken but No PayPal Support
Comment: I have Quicken 2005 and upgraded to Quicken 2008 because it touted PayPal support. Support is not supported by Quicken. Quicken wants your PayPal user ID and password to create it's files. PayPal doesn't use an ID number but only an Email address. So I tried the Email address but Quicken failed.
I called PayPal and they said they do not use ID numbers, only Email addresses for customer accounts. I sent off a trouble ticket to Quicken but they never responded to my request. I still don't have PayPal support and this upgrade was simply not worth the cost. Your mileage may vary.
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