That's what I did... roll my own. We're a lot alike, I guess. There's nothing I hate more than spending time learning (and inputting into) new software only to find X number of limitations that are complete deal breakers. I just write my own most of the time, after a quick perusal of the options.
Yes, it looks like we're a lot alike on this. And since I too hate that wasted time of learning and starting to use software that ultimately has dealbreakers, I do all the research and experiments required beforehand, like I'm doing with GnuCash right now.
Ties into my QB I use for my business too (forced to use "real" software for the business side for various reasons).
I have worked a lot with QuickBooks for some clients many years ago, but I refuse to use it for myself due to data entrapment. You can't properly/cleanly export your data from the desktop version, and you can't get your data AT ALL from the online version (Intuit confirmed this to me when I inquired).
Hey, at least you're not in Brad's boat with MS Money, which they officially completely ditched a few years back.
Ouch (poor Brad)! Then again, Money wasn't proper double-entry accounting in the first place. It was Microsoft's answer to Quicken.
Funny that, foxpro outlived Money.
Yes, quite the irony!
If you write your own, they can never pull support on you!! :-)
Yes, I have often made that point to others. Of course, you have to write in a language that will survive (like C/C++), but even if your chosen language dies, you can rewrite your own code into another language and still use the same data files or repository.
DIY-ers of the world unite!
Amen! It's a case of retaining full control of our own stuff.
Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331
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