Even after 6 years and thousands of transactions, MMEx's data file is only 1.65MB and better still, MMEx only saves the last bit of data to that file, so it only takes a fraction of a second. With Microsoft Money, after a few years the data file became massive and every time you entered a new transaction, the whole file had to be saved, so I was clicking 'Enter' then having to wait for what seemed like ages before I could move on. I had become dependent on Microsoft Money, then Microsoft stopped supporting and updating it so it soon became a dinosaur. I have been using MMEx for over 6 years now. When I reported it, the developers investigated it, copied me into their internal emails whilst sorting it out, then when they had sorted it out, checked to see if it worked for me, which it did. I have only ever had one small problem with MMEx, just a chart glitch really.

The customisable categories, searches, reports and charts are really useful, they helped me to identify some of my worst spending habits. No nagging popups, no advertis****ts, you can use as many or as few of MMEx's features as you need. I don't need to use the MMEx Budget features but that's fine too, they don't get in the way like some other money software. It will remind me when I need to make a manual transaction and automatically record regular transactions and transfers. It's perfect for keeping track of multiple bank and card accounts of all types. It’ll be interesting to see how Money Dashboard’s new Neon product will fair alongside the very impressive ‘Classic’ edition that’s most well known.Money Manager Ex is an amazing piece of software. While Money Dashboard is registered and authorized by the FCA and therefore secure, not everyone wants to have their data shared with data research companies, so this aspect of the service will be an issue for some people. However, you still need to go into each bank account in order to make changes to your money. There are practical tools that allow you to tag areas of interest, and forecast budgeting requirements for the future. Money Dashboard (opens in new tab) alleviates the faffing around to a good degree, with instant access to all of your funds via one location. Many of us have multiple online bank and credit card accounts, which can prove time-consuming if you frequently need to dip in and see how your finances are faring. Money Dashboard has recently launched a new Neon edition too (Image credit: Money Dashboard) Final verdict

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