Financial Softwares.. threats?

[mooeypoo]

Hi guys

 

I decided to put a better hold of my financial situation (not that it's a bad situation, it's just going to get different with my new student-status . I started surfing online in search for a simple program that can help me out in calculating incomes and outcomes and all that stuff, since I am clueless and quite an astronaut, and getting a hold of my money in real time should be very helpful.

 

There are some very nice looking softwares out there, the nicest one I could find (with my budget limit.. I dont really want to pay too much on a helpful program) is Quicken. It seems quite good, and is cheap (22$ for the basic one).

 

My question to you fellow geek geniouses is this:

 

Are these programs SAFE to use? Do you know anything about this? If I end up buying it, I would love to use the online features, if they are safe enough..... With all the "Uncle Sam is looking at you" stuff that's been going on lately, and the new internet regulation and microsoft softwares that end up spying after you instead of helping you get rid of spam, I'm quite tentative in using these.. but it CAN be very helpful.

 

Any advice? Anyone knows or uses any of these softwares?

 

Thanks

 

~moo

[mooeypoo]

Oh, btw (hey, let me brag a bit, I'm happy 'bout this!) - I got into college. Electrical Engineering. Aced my Math test (do NOT ask me how, americans use the weirdest scales ever, it took me 10 minutes to figure out that you need to multiply feet by 12 to get inches.. aaaaa) and Aced the English as a Second Language test. Again, this one elluded me aswell, but appearantly my english is not that bad

 

Well, I just had to share my happiness with you guys, seeing how I wrote you that I have a new student-status.. heehee..

 

Expect many questions regarding Electricity, Physics and all that new issues I am going to study on the next four years.

 

FINALLY - I'm going to know what I'm talking about!

 

~moo

[insane_alien]

Personally i wouldn't trust automatic data retrieval over the internet and i would go fetch the data myself. i'm probably over paranoid about that but i feel comfortable doing it my way.

 

Congratulations on getting accepted. and i didn't know english wasn't a first language for you. you've always been fluent when i've seen you on the boards or in the chat.

[mooeypoo]

How about using a software without letting it take my info online?

 

Another thing: This is a very widespread software, many people use it. Wouldn't we have many people complaining (and massively, this IS moneyrelated) if it wasn't safe?

 

Oh, and thanks about my english, but I do tend to miss words, spell wrong or have troubles articulating myself sometimes. Now you know why you guys should learn hebrew, really, it would make my life so much easier..

 

~moo

[insane_alien]

i didn't say that using the software without automatic data retrieval would be risky and if it is as wide used as you say, that function is probably pretty secure then. i'm just paranoid about some things.

 

as for learning hebrew, i can't even learn french.