Multiple businesses?

#3 02-16-2004, 11:34 PM

Bob Peel, MVP wrote:

- quote -

> Don't forget Money was designed as a *Personal* finance manager and grew
> from there. What it does best is handle a single person or a single
> business - so go with multiple files. A good idea is to create a desktop
> shortcut to each of the files as Money remembers the last file opened if
> left to it's own devices.

Thanks Bob. Is there any reason not to do all of them in one file if
you setup separate Income/Expense categories for each business? Any
other limitations to be aware of?

Thanks!

-bf

#2 02-16-2004, 11:33 PM

kwest[at]sdinetworkscom wrote:

- quote -

> The way I have gotten around this issue is to have
> separate Income/Expense Categories for each business.
> This allows me to see multiple revenue streams.

Let me make sure I understand...You have setup both businesses and
personal finance in one money file and then created Income and Expense
Categories for each business like:

Company A - Rent
Company B - Rent
etc?

#1 02-16-2004, 06:00 PM

The way I have gotten around this issue is to have
separate Income/Expense Categories for each business.
This allows me to see multiple revenue streams.
- quote -

> -----Original Message-----
> Don't forget Money was designed as a *Personal* finance
manager and grew
> from there. What it does best is handle a single person
or a single
> business - so go with multiple files. A good idea is to
create a desktop
> shortcut to each of the files as Money remembers the
last file opened if
> left to it's own devices.
> --
> Regards
> Bob Peel,
> Microsoft MVP - Money
> Hints/Tips
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=fh;EN-GB;mny
> UK Wishes/Suggestions
> mnyukwsh[at]microsoft.com
> "broncosfan" <broncosfan[at]nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:403036a6$1_2[at]omega.dimensional.com...
> > Hello,
> > > My wife and I each have separate home-based businesses
as well as our
> > personal finances to track. We own a copy of
Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
> > & Business.
> > > The problem is that in starting to setup our accounts
and businesses it
> > appears that we are limited to doing our personal
accounts and *ONE*
> > business per money file.
> > > What have you folks done to get around this
limitation? Is there a
> > preferred way to do this even if the software will not
allow more than one
> > business per file? I thought about creating separate
files for each
> > business AND our personal finances. In other words
that would mean three
> > Money files! If there is a better way to do this I
would prefer to hear
> > it before I get too far into the process.
> > > It seems very odd to make a limit on the number of
businesses one can
> > configure per money file.
> > > Thanks for any assistance...
> > > -bf
> .

02-16-2004, 06:42 AM

Don't forget Money was designed as a *Personal* finance manager and grew
from there. What it does best is handle a single person or a single
business - so go with multiple files. A good idea is to create a desktop
shortcut to each of the files as Money remembers the last file opened if
left to it's own devices.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money
Hints/Tips
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny
UK Wishes/Suggestions
mnyukwsh[at]microsoft.com

"broncosfan" <broncosfan[at]nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:403036a6$1_2[at]omega.dimensional.com...
- quote -

> Hello,
> My wife and I each have separate home-based businesses as well as our
> personal finances to track. We own a copy of Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
> & Business.
> The problem is that in starting to setup our accounts and businesses it
> appears that we are limited to doing our personal accounts and *ONE*
> business per money file.
> What have you folks done to get around this limitation? Is there a
> preferred way to do this even if the software will not allow more than one
> business per file? I thought about creating separate files for each
> business AND our personal finances. In other words that would mean three
> Money files! If there is a better way to do this I would prefer to hear
> it before I get too far into the process.
> It seems very odd to make a limit on the number of businesses one can
> configure per money file.
> Thanks for any assistance...
> -bf

#-1 02-16-2004, 02:18 AM

Hello,

My wife and I each have separate home-based businesses as well as our
personal finances to track. We own a copy of Microsoft Money 2003
Deluxe & Business.

The problem is that in starting to setup our accounts and businesses it
appears that we are limited to doing our personal accounts and *ONE*
business per money file.

What have you folks done to get around this limitation? Is there a
preferred way to do this even if the software will not allow more than
one business per file? I thought about creating separate files for each
business AND our personal finances. In other words that would mean
three Money files! If there is a better way to do this I would prefer
to hear it before I get too far into the process.

It seems very odd to make a limit on the number of businesses one can
configure per money file.

Thanks for any assistance...

-bf

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