On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 15:33:45 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 09/01/2016 1:53 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 1/9/2016 2:52 PM, graham wrote:
>>
>>>>> I use Quicken. Easy, accurate, always know what is available. Buy it
>>>>> once for the cost of a bounced check.
>>>>
>>>> Me too. I get my statements from the bank via Internet. So easy to
>>>> balance checkbook.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> I do all my accounting for my consultancy by hand in a 36 column book.
>>> That way I can see where everything goes and mistakes are easy to find
>>> and correct.
>>> Graham
>>
>> I don't knock what works for you. Owner of my company does it similar
>> and he knows where every penny is.
>>
>> With Quicken each of those columns would be a category. You can bring
>> up simple reports for any period and combination at any time too.
>
>I tried accounting software some years ago (I can't remember the brand)
>and I couldn't see where things were being posted. Also, it was heavily
>biased towards a retail operation. It doesn't take me long to do my
>quarterly sales-tax returns and my accountant can see all my workings at
>year end.
>I *would* prefer to use accounting software but am more comfortable
>doing it the old fashioned way and soon, it won't matter as I think I
>might finally have to retire. With the downturn in the oil industry, my
>projections for work this year barely cover my fixed overheads.
>Graham

the software for Quickbooks has improved a lot over the years. You
can get your numbers any which way you want them. You create your own
chart of accounts. I still think Quicken is kinda lame. I don't need
a pie chart to figure things out.
Janet US