I’m now about one month into my foray with Quicken 2013 Deluxe (upgraded from Quicken 2010 Deluxe), and the results are …uh … less than optimal.
In other words, this program is a mess.
In addition to the cash-flow-tracking problems mentioned earlier, I’m now having Recurring Bills VANISH ALTOGETHER when I click to enter them. My monthly cable bill, for example, when I clicked its ENTER button in the “Bills” tab … well, not only did it not appear in my register, it disappeared entirely from the bill list, too.
Not good. Not good at all.
I’ve spent years using Quicken, and generally defending it against detractors, but this is not acceptable. I’ve never once utilized Quicken’s transaction-download features, simply because of all the horror stories (former) Quicken users told, and in my mind I just blew these problems off. Entering all transactions by hand? No biggie. It’s what I’ve always done anyway.
But to have a feature so basic as Recurring Bills blow up like this? On a Quicken release that’s been through 10 updates already? All while the folks at Intuit can’t come out with more crap features fast enough every year?
Totally. Not. Acceptable.
My Quicken use dates back to the mid-1990s, 3.5″ disk days.
At this point, my continued support of Quicken is tenuous. At best.
YNAB 4 is looking better and better.
Sharon wrote:
If you don’t like vanishing bills/transactions then don’t try using it with the iPhone/iPad app. There are multiple problems, but once they get you hooked you can’t go back a version.