Home Budget For Dummies [Old Version]

by Atari Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0001IQQ0E
• Item model number: 25648
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 12, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,314 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Get your finances in shape and start managingyour money the right away!



The interactive software for effectively managing your budget. With Home Budget for Dummies, you can organize and manage your accountsstress free!  It is as easy as ABC - indicate your sources of revenue andtheir frequency, organize your cash flows, and picture the state of your budget withgraphics to assist you.  The popular For Dummies seriesif finally available to your computer!  No more never-endinginstallation, confusing instructions, and wasted hours trying to make the software work! This user friendly software can help you with your everyday computingneeds.  The computer software made easy for everyone! 




Find out how to establish and follow a budget
Assess your regular income, recurring expenses, and needs. Plan for yourlong-term finances based on priorities and goals you set for yourself.

Resolve your financial concerns
Get a handle on your debts and resolve your overspending problems. Choose theright financial plans and effectively manage your investments so that you make aprofit on your savings.

Manage your accounts more easily
What bank should you choose? How can you reduce your expenses? How do you loweryour taxes? Discover useful tips and tricks for managing your personal financesmore effectively.

Establish your budget in mere minutes
Use the wizard to easily set up your budget one step at a time. Immediatelycheck your balance by viewing the software's automatic budget calculation.

Develop your financial plan
Use the planning tool to organize your expenses according to your cash flow.Plan your financial

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Depends on what you are looking for......, May 28, 2007

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Anna M. Miller "Grand Canyon Lover" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Budget For Dummies [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

If you need a calendar of when your bills are do, this is great. It is not what I wanted as you cannot put in separate credit card info and keep track of expenses like you would in another software program. I wanted something a little more in depth that I could customize as far as the bill names and put in interest rates, etc.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not For Vista or Windows 7, December 8, 2009

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Charles Bridges "silhouett" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Budget For Dummies [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Does not work with Vista or windows 7. Seems to need a help file that comes from XP for Help Html stuff. I tried to installed the help 4.72 it requires and the Microsoft Help HTML stuff but it doesnt find it so wont run.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite home budget, December 1, 2010

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bkinsomniac - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Home Budget For Dummies [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This is the only budget I've found that allows you to place your items in date order and they appear this was on your screen, with a constant running balance like a bank statement. You can see for instance:

Paycheck_____ 11/01/10_______$XXX.XX____________Balance XXXX.XX
Groceries_____11/03/10________________$XX.XX____Balance XXX.XX

You can click on any item name at a separate menu at left and edit the amount or date, you can also click on any individual item on screen and change that date's payment amount and date only. Very comfortable. You can also flip 3 months ahead where you have all these pre-entered regular payments & expenses & see how much money you'll have at any given date and plan/adjust your budget accordingly. It's cute and colorful, extremely easy to use. Unfortunately on my brand new computer I had the same problem as one of the reviewers that couldn't open the program. I'm very disappointed & after looking all over could not find anything else like this one. I'm forced to use a simple invoice template I got online as the only thing with a bank-like by date running balance, cause I need to see all my items in order on the same screen and see how each effects my budget. If anyone finds something similar please let me know!