Smart Money
33 ways your Mac can help you save more and spend less
by Mark Frauenfelder, Tom Negrino, Gina Trapani, Macworld.com
Illustrations by Eric Sturdevant. |
No matter how much money you have, you certainly want to be sure you’re managing it in the best way possible. And it just so happens that—thanks to financial software and the Web—your Mac is one of the best tools for doing so.
For many people, “managing money on the Mac” means “Intuit’s Quicken.” For them, we asked Quicken maven Tom Negrino to give us ten essential tips for any Quicken user. For other Mac users, Quicken is overkill, so we had Gina Trapani (the founding editor of the excellent Lifehacker blog) compile a list of eight Quicken alternatives. And for everyone, we have an excerpt from Mark Frauenfelder’s Rule the Web, in which he offers some of his favorite online-shopping tips, as well as Jay Cooke’s selection of the best sites for saving money on travel.
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Top 10 Quicken tricks
Quicken has been the default personal finance manager of Mac users for years. But despite its ubiquity, many Quicken users aren't getting the most out of the program, because they don't know some simple tricks that can make it easier to use. Tom Negrino shares a list of 10 tricks every Quicken user -- from novices to experts -- should know.
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8 Great Quicken alternatives
Quicken may be the most popular finance manager on the Mac, but because it has many features that a lot of us never use, it can be overkill. Fortunately, there are several options that are simpler to use, less expensive, and/or more focused than Quicken.
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6 Tips for savvier shopping
The Web is a marvelous place to shop, especially if you know what you’re looking for and stay alert for scammers.
33 ways your Mac can help you save more and spend less
