Bi-weekly budget vs monthly

#3 03-14-2006, 01:38 AM

"Koby" <Koby[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> D Fisher.
> I have the same exact problem. Can't believe Money hasn't corrected this
> because I've got to believe many, many people get paid on a bi-weekly
> basis.
> Does anyone else have any suggestions??

Money's budget is monthly and annual. It doesn't matter that you get paid
every two weeks. I do, too. It averages out. If you're trying to allocate
certain paychecks to certain expenses, that's cash flow, not budget. If your
budget is set up correctly, and you've scheduled expected paychecks and
bills, your cash flow forecast will be valid and useful for what you're
asking.
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL

#2 03-13-2006, 05:50 PM

Getting same problem here. The budget MOney give me is very inaccurate. what
am i doing wrong? any ideas?

"Koby" <Koby[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- quote -

> D Fisher.
> I have the same exact problem. Can't believe Money hasn't corrected this
> because I've got to believe many, many people get paid on a bi-weekly
basis.
> Does anyone else have any suggestions??
> "D Fisher" wrote:
> > I have been using Money 2003 for 3 years now, and I just lost
downloading
> > capabilities for my mutual funds/stocks, so I am thinking of upgrading
to
> > Money 2006. One pet peeve I had with 2003 was budgeting for a 4 week
(28
> > day) period as opposed to one month. Can you accomplish this in Money
2006?
> > > For example, since my wife and I both get paid on a biweekly basis, I
run a
> > a 28 day budget, not a monthly budget. This means that a new budget
period
> > will usually start in the middle of a month, not at the beginning. It
is no
> > problem to enter pay dates, grocery expenses every 2 weeks, etc. But
when I
> > view 'My current budget status' it will still treat my budget as a
monthly
> > one, giving inaccurate results.
> > > Has Money 2006 fixed this?
> > > Thanks for your help.

#1 03-13-2006, 01:57 PM

D Fisher.

I have the same exact problem. Can't believe Money hasn't corrected this
because I've got to believe many, many people get paid on a bi-weekly basis.

Does anyone else have any suggestions??

"D Fisher" wrote:

- quote -

> I have been using Money 2003 for 3 years now, and I just lost downloading
> capabilities for my mutual funds/stocks, so I am thinking of upgrading to
> Money 2006. One pet peeve I had with 2003 was budgeting for a 4 week (28
> day) period as opposed to one month. Can you accomplish this in Money 2006?
> For example, since my wife and I both get paid on a biweekly basis, I run a
> a 28 day budget, not a monthly budget. This means that a new budget period
> will usually start in the middle of a month, not at the beginning. It is no
> problem to enter pay dates, grocery expenses every 2 weeks, etc. But when I
> view 'My current budget status' it will still treat my budget as a monthly
> one, giving inaccurate results.
> Has Money 2006 fixed this?
> Thanks for your help.

01-06-2006, 01:55 PM

Money 2006 hasn't changed this.

"D Fisher" <DFisher[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Has Money 2006 fixed this?

#-1 01-06-2006, 12:30 PM

I have been using Money 2003 for 3 years now, and I just lost downloading
capabilities for my mutual funds/stocks, so I am thinking of upgrading to
Money 2006. One pet peeve I had with 2003 was budgeting for a 4 week (28
day) period as opposed to one month. Can you accomplish this in Money 2006?

For example, since my wife and I both get paid on a biweekly basis, I run a
a 28 day budget, not a monthly budget. This means that a new budget period
will usually start in the middle of a month, not at the beginning. It is no
problem to enter pay dates, grocery expenses every 2 weeks, etc. But when I
view 'My current budget status' it will still treat my budget as a monthly
one, giving inaccurate results.

Has Money 2006 fixed this?

Thanks for your help.

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