Cha-Ching: The fun and easy way to manage your cash

Originally downloaded 10/4/06. I so want to be free of Quicken, but as the years roll by, and more of my life is locked inside its frustrating, ugly frame, I am less optimistic.  Still, here’s another new contender that must be given a whirl.  By all accounts, I’ll at least have something nicer to look at when doing my bills…. and taxes… and investments… and…

Update 1/8/07. I finally got around to trying out Cha-Ching, and though there’s a lot to like, it’s not yet able to take the place of Quicken for me. See my January 2007 article, “Still Seeking Freedom From Quicken: Alternative Personal Finance Apps for Mac OS X” for details. I do plan to keep an eye on Cha-Ching, and will update this if it resolves some of the problems I noted.

Update 1/29/07. I gave up trying to import .QIF files using the 0.5 version of Cha-Ching released in mid-January 2007. The developer has noted the bugs and pledged to fix them in the next release.

Version as tested: 0.5.