If you don’t already track your income and expenses, you need to get started now. I started using Quicken in 2003 and have been very happy with the way it has kept my finances organized throughout the years.
I use it to automatically keep track of paychecks (so I can project income), notify me of recurring bills and expenses, monitor investments and assets, and to stay accountable for what I spend. I know there are a lot of free financial tools online, but there really isn’t a better, more complete solution like Quicken. I can really attribute some of my financial success to Quicken because it helps me organize everything in one place – and organization is a huge part of financial planning.
If you have been following the Extreme Money Makeover Plan, I will be asking you to start tracking your finances manually at some point. Manually tracking your transactions will help ingrain a strong sense of responsibility for how much you’re bringing in as income and how much you’re spending on a day to day basis. It will also help you manage your debt (if you have any) and get you started on the road to retirement planning.
Quicken Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2013 Promo
There really isn’t a better time to buy Quicken than during the next four days as Intuit (the maker of Quicken and TurboTax) is offering 40% off Quicken Deluxe, or any higher version with free shipping. This offer is good starting Black Friday through the end of Cyber Monday (11/29/2013 12:00 am PST – 12/2/2013 11:59 pm PST). No coupon code needed!
Look forward to Quicken video tutorials that I’ll be debuting on YouTube in 2014. My goal is to help you master the financial software a few minutes at a time.
Talk to me, Goose.