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Hi,

Do any of you know where I might find a database for keeping up with home budget transactions? I'm looking for one that I can query to show what's due for the month, how much has been paid toward it, etc. I'll need to have a way to track extras, not normal bills such as utilities, mortgage, etc.

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This is more a help forum for Access developers who need help developing. If you are an end user who wants advice on an app for [special subject] it would be best to go to a forum dedicated to [special subject].

With that said I hear Every Dollar is a great app for household budgeting.

 

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Thank you. Excuse the ring.

 

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not tried it but

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/budget-using-access-database-freeware

 

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Not sure if you would still need a key for this, but I am still using my 2004 copy

http://www.oldversion.com/windows/quicken/

roxdrob said:

Hi,

Do any of you know where I might find a database for keeping up with home budget transactions? I'm looking for one that I can query to show what's due for the month, how much has been paid toward it, etc. I'll need to have a way to track extras, not normal bills such as utilities, mortgage, etc.

TIA!

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Thank you. I'll check it out. I'd really like to be able to run queries and print reports based on the queries. I don't know that Quicken would allow me that.

 

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Well quicken is an accounting package, and has pretty good reporting. You can save variosu reports. I use it for my volunteer work as a treasurer, and I have to pass strict audits every year.

You can create your own categories etc, and I think it would be more than adequate for your needs and easier to use.?

Any accounting package shpuld do what you require.

Creating your own in Access would be a lot of work if you are not experienced and a fair bit of work, even if you were?

You can even send report data to Excel, so if you wanted something quicken could not do for some reason, could still use Access to simply carry out that task.?

Good luck anyway.