Rarely does a day go by that I don't fire up Quicken for some task or another. Why?īecause the only software I use more often than Quicken is Microsoft Office. However, I'm one of the few who doesn't hold it against them. I'm well aware that lots of people hate Intuit's 'ownership' of the personal-finance-software realm, and their all-but-built-in insistence on a four- or five-year upgrade cycle. As I mentioned above, ever since Quicken's 1998 release, I've upgraded every two years. (Note, though, that I tend to upgrade Quicken every two years, so I never so much as tried any of the Quicken 2009 versions.) My History With QuickenĪs best I can recall, I discovered the glory of Quicken sometime in the mid-1990s. And the program did everything I ever needed it to do. If I ran into any software glitches with 2008 Deluxe, I don't remember them.

It's that time again: Several years have passed since I last purchased Quicken, and it's time for me to give the next offering - Quicken 2010 Deluxe - a shot.ĭuring these two years, I've come to the conclusion that Quicken 2008 Deluxe (review) was Intuit's best Quicken version to date.