Quicken Starter Personal Finance – Start taking control of your money – 1-Year Subscription (Windows/Mac)

Easy to use for personal needs. Requiring a yearly subscription is stupid. Always wasn’t like that. Older versions didn’t require a yearly subscription. People don’t use the subscription services so don’t charge them for it. I don’t use them. Need to allow users opportunity to choose what specific services they want.

Basic

I decline to keep paying just to use software I bought even though Quicken is a great product. Im a Quicken user all the way back from 1995. It used to be you would pay a one-time charge for Quicken and thats it and buy a new version every few years when absolutely needed for new releases of Windows. Now it is subscription software. You will need to pay for a subscription after the initial subscription that comes with Quicken expires. Otherwise, you will get ads that block out part of your screen and makes using it an irritating experience. You also get frequent emails to pay up. Instead of paying for recurring subscriptions, I suggest trying out for free an alternative called Moneydance (or others like it). It is not subscription based. Pay for it once and thats it. No more annoying nags and ads.

Quicken use to not be subscription but they have become greedy like other software vendors. I used to buy the software and it was good for at least 3 years before you had to update to a later version which made it more economical to purchase. Now they hit you with a $35 to $45 yearly subscription and if you dont re-subscribed they cut off your bank downloads.

It didnt do what it advertised when it couldnt connect to my accounts so Im using a spreadsheet.

A formerly good product has been ruined. Inserts incorrect prices in bond price histories and you can no longer get a report of your bonds transactions. Despicable!!!

Great product. It really helps you see how you are spending your money.

not simple enough for old folks trying to convert to computer

I had trouble due to needing to reset my password. Tech support was great.

I have used Quicken for my home business for years, but I had to get a new copy. It wasnt this piece of scam. Where you used to just own your software, and the package had everything. Now, they have broken it into multiple versions, and charge an outrageous FORCED subscription cost for whatever you get. If I could return this, I would. Buyer beware.