> 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.