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Crown Money Map Financial Software |  | From: Crown Financial Ministries
Category: Software
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $49.77
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2007
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Linux, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows, Mac OS X, Mac
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.8 x 1.5
Model: MM966
ISBN: 1564270491
EAN: 9781564270498
ASIN: 1564270491
Publication Date: May 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Budget Build a realistic budget using the Envelope Budgeting System to spend only what you earn. Import transactions from your bank account directly into Crown Money Map Financial Software | | | Organize Closely monitor and organize your income, expenses, and investments with customizable user preference settings | | | Reminders and Reports Set customized reminders to never miss another payment. Use the handy reporting feature to track your progress, and then print or email the report. | | | Financial Teaching and Advice The Wisdom Portal includes a comprehensive online database of FAQ¿s, financial advice, and online tools. |
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Product Description
Crown Money Map Financial Software (previously Money Matters Software) is designed to ease your financial burdens by doing a lot of the thinking for you. This software is also a recommended Destination 1 resource on the Crown Money Map as a Software-Based budgeting solution. Crown Money Map Financial Software will lead you through the process of examining all your income and expenses. Meet specific financial goals such as reducing and eliminating debt, build balanced budgets, manage investments, and more. And the unique feature is that the software will teach you how to create a reasonable spending and savings plan. New Product Enhancements for 2007-2008 Now compatible with Microsoft Vista More streamlined and flexible reporting and user preference options New Transaction Detail Report option Better visual indicators when your spending plan has been exceeded Live stock quote information can be retrieved immediately within the software And more! Current Crown Money Map Financial Software users - want the new version that is compatible with Microsoft Vista? Call us for special pricing. Prefer Online and Mobile budgeting options? Use Crown Mvelopes Personal, and click here to learn more. Included in Box: User Manual, Quick Start Guide, Software CD
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| Customer Reviews:
Functional, but not spectacular October 26, 2009
W. David Sheets (Campbell, CA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This software does a good, but not great, job. My wife and I have used it for almost two years.
On the plus side: it is the only software I have found that does true envelope budgeting. The tools here are much more powerful than Quicken or Money (I have used both before switching to Money Map). The system is tremendously powerful and flexible, although it has a steep learning curve. You can't have powerful, flexible, and easy to use all at the same time.
On the minus side: it is slooooowwwww. I've used other Java programs that aren't this slow, so something else (inefficient database?) is making this program slow. I have a decently fast computer (2.4GHz dual core processor, more than 2GB of RAM, running XP) and still it's slow. Occasionally I've hit a real honest-to-goodness bug (not just user error), although they have made patches to those problems once I have reported them.
On the whole: I use it and hesitantly recommend it because I have not found any other program that does real envelope budgeting. If I ever found a real competitor for this product, I would seriously consider switching.
 Crown Money Map Financial Software January 29, 2008
M. HOCH
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
I like Crown Money Map Financial Software, it makes it easy to use the envelope system without actual envelopes. You also have a variety of reports you can view your finances with.
 Money Map is good, but needs improvement and way overpriced. September 17, 2007
Joel1245 (United States)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've been using Money Map Financial Software when it used to be called Money Matters Deluxe. I've always enjoyed the way that Money Map works and I can't seem to find a software program out there that budgets the way Money Map does, otherwise, I would have switched long ago. This is for two reasons:
1) First, the people at Drake (the company who programs the software for Crown) used Java as the programming language and this is acutally the biggest complaint I have for the software. It's slow on my system and it blanks out when I have other software open that use Java or if I have a Internet browser window open that uses Java. I've heard others have this problem as well. The system is unreliable to work correctly at times.
2) Second, the software is way overpriced, especially for it being so buggy. The software should really be offered for about $30 - $35, but not for $65 (what Crown charges you).
Like I said, I like the way the software is put together and how it works when it does work. This is the only reason I'm still using it. If it was programmed in another language and worked more solidly on my system, then I wouldn't have a problem. If you can find it at a great deal somewhere then it can help you with your finances. I'm holding out hope that the company will eventually either improve this one or come out with a better stable one.
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| Worthwhile Reading | Your 401k Account - An Annual Checkup
By Dee Marie
You probably perform a lot of tasks annually. Some of these tasks protect you, your family, or even your assets. These chores include visiting your doctor for an annual physical or cleaning the gutters on your house. Well, next time you're making your list of 'must-do's' be certain to include a checkup for your 401(k) plan on your list.
Your annual examination of your 401(k) plan should cover a few different aspects of your investment. You can check each one quickly by exploring your most recent account statement.
First, you should evaluate your contribution amount. Changes in your financial position over the past year could warrant an increase or decrease in the amount you put into your 401(k).
Receiving a raise at work is a great occasion to increase your retirement contribution. Changing your contribution amount isn't what matters here; it's taking the time to decide if you should make a change.
Next, you should take a look at your investment choices. A mutual fund that was outperforming its peers at this time last year may have tanked over the last twelve months. Although it's important to remember that you don't want to change your investment allocations too often, a regular examination of the funds you've chosen isn't excessive.
Finally, you should check on the way your investment options within your 401(k) are spread. Investing in four mutual funds, you might decide to put twenty-five percent of your account into each fund. However, if one fund grows more aggressively than another, at the end of the year you may have forty percent in one fund, ten percent in another, and twenty-five percent in each of the remaining two funds. Since financial experts sometimes advise that retirement accounts should be spread among many different types of investment, you may want to rebalance your account back to your original allocations of twenty-five percent in each fund.
Making changes to your 401(k) plan isn't something that should be taken lightly. Speak with your financial advisor if you aren't certain about the direction you should be taking. Regardless of the actions you decide to take, you'll feel better about your retirement plan after taking care of its annual maintenance.
Want to learn how to save more money? Head on over to http://NotMadeOfMoney.com/blog - Be sure to grab our RSS feed or sign up to receive email updates
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CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. | | Retirement Facts | The number of active workers participating in an employment-based defined benefit (pension) plan has been steadily decreasing, while the number has been growing in 401(k)-type plans.
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