On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Acanthus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am sorry but the programme seems to be losing it's cool, something > for which I admired it greatly. It was so wonderfully minimal, now > each new feature gets a new button, window or whatever and one begins > to get lost in the detail.
For me, I just ignore the features I don't use. For example, early on in the 1.4 beta cycle, it became apparent to me very quickly my bank didn't support OFX downloads, so I knew I wouldn't be using the killer new feature of 1.4. It doesn't hurt me and I don't think about it. > > I have noticed in the forums the people who write in to complaining > the programme does not do this or that and compare Moneywell with some > other over featured programme. I thought great it doesn't do that, or > any one of half dozen irrelevant things it could and I loved it for > that. I remember one where someone complained they could not break > down an expenditure bucket into 48 sub-headings, I thought they have > just missed the point about budgeting. The programme was not for the > financially obsessive, there are plently of programmes for such > people, but for the rest of us who want it kept simple and easy so we > do not put off doing our accounts for another week, month or whatever. > I agree, MoneyWell is not for the financially obsessive, but I've found it's made be obsessive about my budget, or at least keeps me mindful of what I've really got left to spend on things ( such as eating out ) when before I just said "Oh, what the hell, I'll eat out" not knowing what other budget item I was harming. > I have enjoyed using the programme immensely for over a year now, but > it started to go wrong for me when I gave in and set up a cash account > now I can never quiet remember what that little box you can tick > marked 'Cash only' is for. Now I have to think about things, before I > just seemed to chuck figures and dates in and it handed me back > financial control like magic. Whereas last month I spent hours trying > to work through all my repeat transactions and adjusting those little > windows until I had the right frequencies. Again, I don't use the cash feature and have never felt the pressure to do so. Even with 1.4, I'm still using MoneyWell like I was in 1.3. I allocate to my buckets. I use my repeating transactions and I do my finances about once a week. The smaller bucket icons and clearer bucket amounts have sped up my process a great deal. If you don't want to use repeat transactions because they cause you to waste time, then don't. But scheduled repeating transactions are a feature I need in any financial/budget/bill tracking app for me. Patrick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
