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Personal finance shoot-out

Maggie Williams ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 27 Nov 2002

If you want to keep a beady eye on just where your money goes each month, or make longer-term financial plans, you need a personal finance package. Intuit ruled the money management roost for many years with Quicken, but Microsoft's Money has been stalking it -- increasingly successfully -- for some time now.

Check out our reviews of the latest versions of Money and Quicken, make your choice, and get on top of your finances.

Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating
Microsoft Money 2003	[27 Nov 2002]	7.8	7.5
Quicken 2002 Deluxe	[27 Nov 2002]	7.0	5.5
Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating

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