Product Description

If just thinking about financial management gives you a headache, personal finance software is better than aspirin. Quicken is tops, and Quicken 2009 For Dummies is the quickest and easiest way to put it to work.

Here’s the plain-English guide to using the newest update of the nation’s leading personal finance software. A leading CPA shows you how to track your finances day to day, keep your checkbook and pay bills online, and even plan for tax time with Quicken. Learn as much or as little as you need to know — just how to keep your checkbook straight, or even how Quicken helps manage stocks and the business end of rental property.

• Install and set up Quicken 2009, or update data files from a previous version
• Learn to make a budget that’s flexible enough to work for your family or your business
• Keep your checkbook up to date, handle banking transactions online, and use Quicken calculators
• Print Quicken reports to help you track cash flow, identify missing checks, summarize spending, and more
• Set up tax-deferred or brokerage accounts and buy and sell securities
• Track your credit cards and bank accounts as well as mortgages, loans, and other debts
• Use Quicken’s Home & Business or Rental Property Manager versions to keep your business books
• Handle payroll for business or household employees
• Track deductions to make tax preparation easier

With Quicken 2009 For Dummies, you’ll feel like a financial wizard!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #123431 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470285824
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Decent, but not jaw dropping
This book is a good book if you are just starting into Quicken and have absolutely no idea what to do. It does not provide any real information beyond the basics.

Not for the advanced Quicken user
I bought this after switching from Quicken for Mac to Quicken 2009 for Windows. As a very disgruntled Intuit customer, the last thing I wanted to do was drop another $40 (from my local Borders) into Intuit's pocket for the "official" guide.

Unfortunately, this book barely covers the basics. Examples of major deficiencies include:

No detailed instructions on check printing alignment
No appendix listing keyboard shortcuts

I'm a fan of the Dummy series, but this one isn't for dummies, it's for beginners.

Classes vs For Dummies
I called, frustrated, to Quicken asking for classes in my area. I indicated I am low tech and with NO time. A class would, I felt, get me up and running more quickly. Response: none available. Was given multi web sites to check. I ordered For Dummies instead. I'm up!