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Quickbooks? Quicken?

Hello! I recently started my massage business and up until now have taken care of income/expenses via Excel. I am wondering what other programs people use to keep track of their finances. I business is only partime with ~10-15 clients/per month. Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Katherine Anderson on January 7, 2010 at 9:43pm

I used quicken for 9 years and switched to quickbooks last year after my accountant advised me to do so. I had a 3000 sq ft facility and a full boutique with retail. I hated quickbooks. Its more detailed for sure, especially if you have a lot of inventory to track and a huge staff to manage. I liked the payroll services available with quickbooks. If your small or just a single person I'd say go with quicken. It's simple and easy to use and gives you all the reports you'll need come end of year.

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Permalink Reply by Travis Alligood on January 7, 2010 at 9:58pm

Hi Leah,
I just started Quick Books ,and I love it, its easy to use. Peace Travis

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Permalink Reply by Laura Allen on January 8, 2010 at 6:00am

Quickbooks Pro for me. I like the detail. But as Katherine said, if you're the lone person, Quicken will probably serve you fine.

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Permalink Reply by rudy m smith on January 8, 2010 at 6:18am

Hi Leah,

I've been using quickbooks for 12 years - piece of cake. My CPA loves it!

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Permalink Reply by Gloria Coppola on January 8, 2010 at 10:13am

Quick Books for me for years. Easy to do!

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Permalink Reply by Susan G. Salvo on January 8, 2010 at 12:24pm

I've use Quickbooks since 1992 (by recommendation of my CPA).

Leah, I cannot image doing business without it.

Other accounting programs may fit the bill (not pun intended), but if you begin with something like Quickbooks and your business grows in years to come, you'll be ready.