Linux apps like Quicken are badly needed 3374

Bob Hauck

-- "Check Printing. Checks can be printed directly from Moneydance transactions. Printing checks is as easy as marking transactions to be printed, then clicking on the "Print Checks" button in the account register. Checks can be printed in batches or individually. Moneydance currently prints checks three to a page, on standard check paper (available from Best Checks.)"

Perfect. From the screenshots the UI also looks "the way it should" meaning it uses a basic check-book metaphore.

I don't need or want to do all that much with my finance app. I've never used one to track investments, schedule automatic payments or anything like that. eTrade gives me web-based tools that do the job better and in real-time. (ie - I don't need to enter any trade or portfolio data since they already have all that.)

Most of my payments are done on-line through the Bank of America web-site. Utility bills, cell phone bills, phone bill, etc all get paid this way. But there are several small checks that I need to write and track that I can't pay on-line. (Checks to the school for sports fees, pay the guy who plows my driveway, landscaping, town water bill, etc.)

*ALL* that I basically want to do is to download activity from my bank and be able to enter and print checks myself. I don't need to track multiple accounts and rental property. Just a basic 'checkbook ledger' that's easy to use and that can print standard checks.