![]() ] FinanceToGo can track and graph your income and expenses. [ Jeffery Battersby is a writer, newspaper publisher, and regular contributor to Macworld. While it appears that FastForward Software will aggressively update this application, there are several other programs on the market that offer more features and functionality for the same or only slightly more money. In its current iteration, FinanceToGo is neither. If you’re in a business environment where double entry accounting is a necessity, you will need a program that’s feature-rich and easy to use. Macworld’s buying adviceĭouble-entry accounting for personal finances is interesting but unnecessary. November 27, 2006-Fastforward released FinanceToGo today, a new finance manager for Mac OS X which seamlessly integrates dozens of intuitive financial management features into one affordable software package. ![]() For those used to the far more robust features found in apps such as Quicken, FinanceToGo is certain to be a disappointment. Fastforward releases FinanceToGo, new finance management software. Also, the program has very limited reporting tools, providing only three different reports: Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement, and Expenses Overview. It lacks adequate, detailed documentation, and while it ships with a tutorial data file and PDF User Guide-a document that points out most of the program’s interface features-it lacks an actual tutorial to walk you through the process of working with the program. In a similar manner, FastForward has recently added an auto-save option to make it less likely that you’ll lose the data you’ve spent valuable time entering.įinanceToGo still falls short in several key areas. This highlights one of FastForward Software’s strong points: they’re very attentive to users’ needs and quick to provide fixes for difficult bugs. ![]() The latest version of FinanceToGo fixes an import problem that was evident to me in earlier versions of the program-the application would crash after importing the third record in a QIF file. When importing transactions you’ll need to set the transaction’s source account, destination account, and category, a process that I found confusing compared to using Quicken, where you only have to confirm the transaction’s category. The program ships with 44 basic transaction categories, including items you’d expect such as rent, groceries, and clothing, as well as some odder entries like Bicycle under transportation expenses. FinanceToGo allows you to enter financial transactions either by typing them in manually or by importing banking information from a QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) file or Dexia Online data files. ![]()
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