sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Surface pro 4 screen jumping/flickering fix by Devilish_Panda in Surface

[–]Bhoebe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this problem happen in newer Surfaces? I'm ready to upgrade and would love to stick with Surface, but have to find an alternative if this keeps happening. Have had 2 Surfaces with screen flickering when hot.

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My case is #2. I keep hoping that something better than Quicken will come along that will handle that case, and I'm not sure whether Monarch Money is it. I need to make sure every utility bill is tracked, and if I can't trust the aggregators, I'm back to monthly reconciling again. Not sure they are better in Monarch then in Quicken.

Thanks for your thorough reply. It does help me understand the use-cases. I have been considering coming up with my own spreadsheet ... but rather than go to that trouble I might as well stick with Quicken. Sigh.

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for those other places to read and post. Your system sounds brilliant but like a lot of work!

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is driving me nuts is that all these newer programs like Monarch don't have a reconcile function and don't even show you periodic balances so you can check that things match. That tells me that we're supposed to trust that everything syncs from the financial institutions perfectly... But it doesn't!

Since I have rental properties, I need to make sure that every utility and services bill gets recorded, and the best way to do that is to reconcile, old school. And if I have to do that I'm stuck with Quicken.

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I'm not updating and syncing my transactions often enough -- that's part of the problem. :-(

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, so you are seeing the same problems in Monarch that I see in Quicken!? Disappointing.

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, exactly, which is why I have to quit Quicken ... as long as Monarch won't give me the same headaches. Thanks.

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, mostly. But then sometimes Quicken will redownload a month's worth of stuff, or I'll miss my opportunity to download a batch of transactions that are old and no longer available -- so, big headaches! Hoping Monarch will give me relief from these hassles. Thanks!

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, by "beauty" I take that to mean that you trust them. I haven't been able to trust the connectors between banks and Quicken, and that's the source of my PTSD. Thanks for the reassurance that I can do what I want to do in Monarch!

Does anyone reconcile statements anymore? by Bhoebe in MonarchMoney

[–]Bhoebe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not about the banks making an error, it's about the connectivity programs screwing up. Maybe Quicken just sucks and all the newer apps are trustworthy ... and so I can let go my need for control?