I switched after using Quicken for about 20 years. I was never able to get my Quicken data to import, so I just started using GnuCash with starting balances, and then entered investment back data as I needed it. Now that I've been on GnuCash for over six years, there is nothing I need to go back to Quicken for.
On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 8:49 AM Murugan Muruganandam < [email protected]> wrote: > hi Richard > > I went through a similar experience two years ago (not from MSmoney > though). i took an approach of taking a cutoff date and move the balances > into GNUCash and offset against equity. On the securities it will be a bit > complex as you have to arrive at the average cost. for a brief period i > have to maintain both the systems, but now i only rely on GNUCash. > > > > > Saludos Cordiales > > > Murugan > > ________________________________ > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+m.muruganandam= > [email protected]> on behalf of Trevor Richards via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2022 7:15 AM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [GNC] Slow migration > > I've been using MSmoney for my personal financial management for about 20 > years. When it went 'sunset' I started looking around and found GNUcash. I > signed up & I've been following you all here ever since. I made some > tentative attempts to convert over but it has always been a disaster. I > have personal bank accounts and investments with about multiple banks & > institutions around the world (NZ, UK, Jersey, Malaysia, Australia, > Singapore). I think you can imagine what my MSmoney records look like. It > does not seem feasible to me to attempt a full on file transfer. I've tried > a few times in the past but I just create a mess that I have no time to > solve. > I was wondering if there was a better strategy for a 'slow' migration. Any > thoughts on this? > > Kind regards, > Trevor > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
