I have a quick moment to get online and catch up on life outside my house!
Baby DS is doing very well. Two weeks old now. He has slept through the night three nights in a row now. **Knock on wood** He keeps that up!
Our water/sewer bill came, $29.30, for two months....What?? A normal bill is about $120-$140. It looks like they applied the $100 deposit we paid early last year. What a nice suprise and perfect timing too.
Feels like we've got lots of money going out and a trickle coming in....Only temporary. I'll be back on track in no time! 
Back to baby watching......
Water Bill
May 20th, 2010 at 09:29 pm
May 21st, 2010 at 03:21 pm 1274455260
I think Quicken is good for ANY household. I know most people avoid it because of the "cost" ($50 every 3 years or so - for fully supported version). But I guarantee you, it will save you more than the cost, if you utilize it. Kind of my pet peeve about only settling for free financial software (which is all crap, if you ask me). Penny wise/pound foolish, in my opinion.
I do know that a lot of people complain about it being difficult to use. I find it a breeze, but I am an accountant. That said, I often get frustrated with non-accounting software. So, I think it may be a little less intuitive for the average person. If nothing else, it is probably easier for me to get through all the ins and outs.
All in all, I don't think you know until you try.
My only other caveat is that it gets better with time. I got Quicken in 2006 and have data from Jan. 1 2006 - current. The more data and time, the more useful it is. It is also a lot of work to set up, but a breeze to maintain after a bit of time.
May 21st, 2010 at 03:22 pm 1274455325
I think Quicken is good for ANY household. I know most people avoid it because of the "cost" ($50 every 3 years or so - for fully supported version). But I guarantee you, it will save you more than the cost, if you utilize it. Kind of my pet peeve about only settling for free financial software (which is all crap, if you ask me). Penny wise/pound foolish, in my opinion.
I do know that a lot of people complain about it being difficult to use. I find it a breeze, but I am an accountant. That said, I often get frustrated with non-accounting software. So, I think it may be a little less intuitive for the average person. If nothing else, it is probably easier for me to get through all the ins and outs.
All in all, I don't think you know until you try.
My only other caveat is that it gets better with time. I got Quicken in 2006 and have data from Jan. 1 2006 - current. The more data and time, the more useful it is. It is also a lot of work to set up, but a breeze to maintain after a bit of time. I think a lot of people get frustrated in the set up process.
May 21st, 2010 at 05:34 pm 1274463269
Jerry