Filed under: Finance, Windows, Microsoft, Commercial
Quicken offers coupons to attract abandoned Microsoft Money users
by Brad Linder Jun 16th 2009
Last week Microsoft announced that it would be discontinuing Microsoft Money, the company's personal finance application. Download Squad readers came up with a number of great suggestions for anyone looking for a replacement. But the 800 pound gorilla in the room is Quicken. And now Intuit, the company behind Quicken are reaching out to Microsoft Money customers by offering tools to import Money data to Quicken. The company is also offering discounts of up to $50 on Quicken software. Those coupons start at $20 off the price of Quicken Deluxe, bringing the price down to $39.99. You can also get $30 off the price of Quicken Premier or Home& Business, or $50 off the price of Rental Property Manager. Or if your finances aren't that complicated, you could just try Quicken Online for free.
The coupons are good through July 31st. Microsoft will stop selling Money at the end of June, although support will be available through January, 2011.
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