
It didn't even bother launching a 2009 version of Microsoft Money Plus. Like the other Quicken 2006 holdouts, I haven't seen much benefit in doing so.Īpparently it's not just me who feels this way: Getting people to buy new or upgrade their personal finance software has been such a struggle that Intuit's primary competitor, Microsoft, threw in the towel last year. I don't use the other bells and whistles the program offers, which is why I've passed on upgrading. I push a couple of buttons a few times each month, download my banking and investment statements, balance the accounts and I'm done with it. It may be Deluxe "personal finance software," but to me that's just a fancy name for an electronic checkbook program. I use Quicken like most people use a microwave.


The problem was, I'm trying to save money right now, and I didn't see much value in the upgrade.
