I have the exact same problem does anyone know how to fix this.

QUOTE]-Originally posted by MostlyH2O -
*Hi Folks,

I can't figure out why the Budget feature changes the amounts I budge
for
certain items.

I have a recurring bill entered in the bills and deposits. It show
up
correctly when I edit my budget. There are no duplicate entries fo
this
category. Yet when I look at my monthly budget, it sometimes double
or
otherwise changes the values I have budgeted for that bill.

As I understand it, the autobudget feature is causing all th
problems.
But, I have made every effort to avoid using the autobudget. I hav
also
changed all transactions in my checking account for that bill to a
completely different category. Still, my budget shows the wron
values.

Isn't there any way to stop this behavior? I would think the mos
basic
function of a budget would be to set a budgeted limit and to b
informed if
I exeed that budget. When the program changes my budgeted values, it
defeats the whole purpose of a budget, doesn't it?

Thanks very much for any help.

Jack Coletti


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I don't know what it is, but I have a friend that uses MSMoney much more
than I do and he has had problems with the Debt Reduction feature. He
believes it comes from having an earlier version of Money and somehow it got
carried over.

Clark

"MostlyH2O" <jc[at]takethisoutbaylife2000.com> wrote in message
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- quote -

Hi Sue,

Thanks for your reply. I tried starting a new budget, but the new budget
seems to repopulate with the same, incorrect values. Even when I clear all
the autobudget or ignore it altogether.

I ended up deleting the category completely and making an entirely new
category called "Insurance: Automotive" - the old one with all the wrong
budget values was "Insurance: Automobile". Then I changed all the entries
in my bank account to the new category, created a new bill and entered it
into the budget. Now, finally it's back to the correct amount.

I would think that microsoft would include a feature that would "purge"
these erroneous values from it's budgeting process. I've found newsgroup
entries going back to 1998 about this issue - but no real explanation or
resolution.

Thanks again.

clear skies,
Jack

"Sue" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have had the same problem. It occurs because the
budget enters your amount (say $50.00) once in the
generic category (i.e. Telephone bill) and then it enters
it again if you have set up a recurring payment with a
specific vendor (i.e. AT&T.) So what I did is went into
edit my budget and I selected the generic Telephone
category and changed it to $0 instead of $50.00. Then
when I pay the AT&T bill, it shows up under the Telephone
bill as a subcategory. This makes the amounts come out
correctly. Hope this works for you!
-Sue R.
- quote -

I too have had that problem.....it seems to me it comes
sometimes from deleting a bill.

The only way I have found to correct this is to start
fresh with a new budget. Your bills will still be entered
but you will need to redo all your other budget amounts;
so write them down before deleting the faulty budget.

BTW I have used the autobudget for some categories and
have not had a problem with those.

- quote -

Hi Folks,

I can't figure out why the Budget feature changes the amounts I budget for
certain items.

I have a recurring bill entered in the bills and deposits. It shows up
correctly when I edit my budget. There are no duplicate entries for this
category. Yet when I look at my monthly budget, it sometimes doubles or
otherwise changes the values I have budgeted for that bill.

As I understand it, the autobudget feature is causing all the problems.
But, I have made every effort to avoid using the autobudget. I have also
changed all transactions in my checking account for that bill to a
completely different category. Still, my budget shows the wrong values.

Isn't there any way to stop this behavior? I would think the most basic
function of a budget would be to set a budgeted limit and to be informed if
I exeed that budget. When the program changes my budgeted values, it
defeats the whole purpose of a budget, doesn't it?

Thanks very much for any help.

Jack Coletti