Financial records - what to use to record them?
 

I'd like to use a local peice of software (not web based) to keep track of my spendings. Im a poor and lonley bachelor.. that is also a geek... So I like to take some time daily to record my spendings each day (transportation, food, drugs, rent + bills, etc).

Im guessing a spread sheet would work for this, which OOo delivers but Im not quite sure how to use one (maybe a tutorial is what im looking for in this case.

How do you (if you) keep track of your finances? Would GNU Cash help me out? It's interface isn't very appealing.

Thanks.

SOME SOFTWARE (the asterisks mean it's proprietary):

http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/

http://jmoney.sourceforge.net/

http://cbb.sourceforge.net/

http://www.thekompany.com/products/kapital/ *

http://www.moneydance.com/ *

http://qhacc.sourceforge.net/

http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/

http://gnofin.sourceforge.net/


SOME GENERAL INFO:

http://cbbrowne.com/info/finances.html

http://cbbrowne.com/info/financeproprietary.html

http://cbbrowne.com/info/miscpersonalfinance.html

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/269/

http://www.linux.org/apps/X11/Office/Financial.html

well if you think GNU Cash is appeling you should try it out :)

i dont know of many of these kinds of programs so i cant really recommend you any...

im assuming you come from windows?

if you still have some old financial program, you can install WINE and install the windows program

well there you go

lol win32sux beat me hahah

Im definitely not a windows user but I've never delt with finances as quickly as I have been now.