Quicken 2003 Basic

by Intuit

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 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: B000069IF9
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 25, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,356 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #62 in Software > Personal Finance > Money Management
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Start organizing your finances with Quicken 2003 Basic. Quicken works just like your checkbook, so it's easy to get started. Balance your checkbook and pay bills easily. Bank online conveniently. Track where your money goes with reports and graphs.

Quicken Guided Setup asks you your goals, suggests what to set up and track, and offers practical next steps to help you get there. Track your checking, savings, and credit card transactions in one place. Reconcile your bank statements in minutes. Pay bills right from your computer. Write and print checks or pay bills online.

Use Quicken 2003 to sort your expenses by date, amount, payee, or category. Choose from dozens of reports and graphs that show where your money goes. Get answers to such questions as "How much did I spend on dining?" and "How does that compare to last month?" You can also create a personalized budget to help meet your goals and monitor your cash flow to cover your spending.

Quicken 2003 Basic makes it easier than ever to download your data from online sources. Access your account balances, transfer funds, and pay bills. Quicken works with more than 1,900 banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I read the other reviews and almost didn't buy it, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Basic (CD-ROM)

I recently had a worm on my computer and was forced to reformat my hard drive. After reformatting I realized that I could not find my old copy of Quicken 99 to reinstall. I'd used that program for the past few years for basic checkbook functions as well as credit card transactions. I use Quickbooks for all my higher end business accounting. Before automatically going to buy the program I checked some of the reviews here and I was really scared to try this product. But since I already had my old quicken 99 data backed up I thought I'd have to take a chance and try it. I have to say that I'm really glad that I did. One of the other reviews I read talked about not being able to enter hand written checks or not being able to enter a missed transaction in the middle of reconciling. Both of these are just not true. I've done both of these things the same way I did them in Quicken 99. If you need to enter a transaction in the middle of the reconcile process you just minimize the reconcile window and enter the transaction in the account, then restore the reconcile window. If you need to make a change to a transaction that's in the reconcile window, just double click on it. To me it's quite "Intuitive". As far as the review claiming you cannot enter handwritten checks, this is done the exact same as it was before. Just open the account register enter a date, enter a number, payee... etc.

Don't get me wrong, I've had my beefs with Intuit products through my business. They do use their products to market other services. Even though this is a pain for the consumer, it is smart business practice. Their customer support "is bad." I've used it for the Quickbooks product I have and it's not pleasant. But this is BASIC personal finance software for "a good price" Even on the outside of the box, there's a list of all the functions the Quicken 2003 software family can do and only "Track your checkbook & spending" is highlighted for the basic version. So they are being honest from the beginning. If you want software that tracks investments or does business functions this is not the software for you. If you want to keep track of your checkbook, bills and credit cards it seems to do it quite well.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy Quicken 2002 Instead, December 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Basic (CD-ROM)

I have used Quicken from the beginning and updated annually, but I'm tossing 2003 Basic and going back to 2002. Quicken 2003 has adopted a Microsoft-style "do it our way" format that makes their product harder to use.

This user unfriendly version takes away user control of the desktop, and much of the intuitive navigation that made earlier versions winners.

2002 was a vintage year for Quicken, but the 2003 version should be avoided.

59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not the breeze it used to be, November 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Basic (CD-ROM)

I have always loved Quicken programs, but no more. Having installed 2003 Basic on my new computer a few weeks ago and hating it ever since, I am literally throwing it away and going for something new. When I said I wanted Basic, that is what I meant. Instead, the register page is so cluttered with extras, I can barely see the register and there is no way to hide the extras. The program prompts me to connect to the internet constantly and there is no way to get it to stop. It uploads, downloads, reconfigures, gives me messages that says my account balances don't match those on Quicken.com. huh? How did they get my account balances? Intuit has no real support. For example the support department is closed on weekends. I don't know about you, but that is when I balance my finances.