Microsoft Money 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Organize Finances
• Balance Checkbook
• Create a Budget
• Track Spending
• Reduce Debt, Pay bills

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1 inches
• 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: B000069IL4
• Item model number: 105-00434
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,111 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Microsoft Money 2003 Standard provides a quick and easy way to organize and manage your personal finances. New features include auto balancing, a bills estimator, spending comparison reports, and investment reminders.

Save time organizing and managing your cash flow and balancing your checkbook. Create and track a budget, pay your bills, organize your finances, and view a complete picture of your financial health all in one place. Achieving your future financial goals is also made simple with Microsoft Money. Reduce your debt, forecast your cash flow, finance an education, or save to buy a house or car. Get a visual picture of income and expenses, category spending, budget, and more.

Money 2003 Standard features improved register reconciliation, better bill management, and the ability to create unlimited custom views of portfolio information and see portfolio values as of specific dates. Automatically balance accounts when they match your downloaded statements. Even define the way payees are matched in downloaded statements to suit your preferences.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware - MS Money 2003 Expires after one year, December 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Money 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I purchased MS Money 2003. After opening the box, I discovered this little sheet inside it that said "Expiration of Certain Features" and basically explained that the most useful feature i.e. "Online quotes" will expire one year from activation requiring me to purchase MS Money 2004 or continue to use a piece of software that is pretty much useless.

I have been using MS Money for a couple of years (currently using Money 2002) but I will not install Money 2003 and will return the software. I would not recommend purchasing this software as it becomes useless after one year!

I would like Microsoft to remove this restriction on MS Money 2003 where certain features (actually the most useful features) expire in one year.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, September 6, 2002

By 

Philip S. Massam (CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Money 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Upgraded from 99 to 2003 and have not regretted it.

Plus points:
1) nice reconciliation system that is much easier to use than it has been in the past
2) QIF import that does not duplicate transactions left right and center
3) nice GUI, with suitably toned down look and feel
4) good set of standard reports
5) nice integration with online services
6) great upgrade path/data take on from 99

Minus points:
1) sponsorship/logos
2) sometimes complains of an error with online downloading but does not seem to have lost/missed any data

In addition YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSPORT to use the online services. I use online services and do not use a passport. I secure my money file with username and password as always.

All in all a robust product from MS and good value for money with the rebate. Definitely upgrade if you have a really old version of Money.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Quicken, September 7, 2002

By 

RWBitters "rwbitters" (The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Money 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've been using Quicken since 1995, and most recently upgraded to Quicken 2001. I never tried MS Money until recently, and was highly impressed! My hard disk died and my most recent quicken back-up was a month and a half old, so I thought after 7 years and some lost data, it was time to start fresh. So I downloaded the demo from microsoft to give it a try. Now I will never go back Quicken.
Money and Quicken are functionally equivalent, but Money is MUCH more customizable. Money is a bit annoying at first with asking for a Passport Id, and links to MSN, but these can be easilly turned off, deleted, or ignored. Money also has more reporting, charts and graphs than Quicken, as well as many more options. Money's interface is also cleaner, and simpler to use.