No More Microsoft Money

What a day: the Sony Walkman turns 30, and Microsoft Money goes away.

Microsoft will no longer offer the product for sale. It turns out they're better at operating systems than at personal finance software, and consumers can do almost everything without Money.

What can you do as a Microsoft Money user? You can continue to use the product, but updates and support will dwindle in coming years.

You have plenty of choices besides MS Money. Get Rich Slowly highlighted 16 alternatives to the product. Some of them are online aggregators like Mint, and others run on your computer.

I personally use the last product mentioned on the page: GnuCash. It takes some getting used to, but it's free and open-source.

Further reading:

• Instructions: Set Your Bank Up for Online Bill Payment