Char Jackson wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2015 07:30:44 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote:

On Fri, 22 May 2015 07:30:40 +0100, Mike Barnes
wrote:

Char Jackson wrote:
In the beginning, I remember seeing lots of "balance your checkbook!" and
"organize your recipes!" types of claims. :-)

I don't need a computer to help me with either of those tasks, so I'm glad
that more uses were realized over time.

I've been balancing my accounts using Quicken for probably 25 years,


25 years is about the same for me too.


and
while "need" is slightly too strong a word, I really wouldn't want to be
without it.


Ditto! It makes it *much* easier and faster.

I'm mildly amused. :-) Are we still talking about adding some numbers and
then subtracting that total from another number, or is there more involved?

Yes, more is involved. I match every transaction on the statement (which
stretches over several pages) with my own records. Recent transactions
will be missing from the statement and have to held over for the next
one, and obviously the two balances will differ. In some cases the exact
amounts need some work because my records are in foreign currency and
the statement is in sterling.

And then there are the transactions that my wife forgot to record. :-)

I'm just thinking that by the time you fire up Quicken, you probably could
be done already.

Hardly. Firing up Quicken takes approximately one second.

[I'm principally talking about credit card accounts, not "balancing my
checkbook", if that makes a difference.]

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England