Free Download: Microsoft Money Plus Sunset Deluxe
Personal finance software Microsoft Money was discontinued as of mid-2009, but Microsoft recently released Money Plus Sunset Deluxe and Money Plus Sunset Home and Business available for free download.
Why?…
The stated reason for these editions is to avoid any ongoing online activation/re-activation issues with old software. Do be aware that the online abilities are disabled (no online quotes, no bill payment, no statement downloads initiated by Money, no data sync with MSN Money online services). There will not be any additional support available from Microsoft, only online self-help and through other users.
Money Plus Sunset Deluxe is designed to be a replacement for expired versions of Money Plus Essentials, Money Plus Deluxe, and Money Plus Premium versions. Money Plus Sunset Home and Business is designed to be a replacement for expired versions of Money Plus Home and Business.
Worth a download?
If you’re okay with staying offline, this version of MS Money might serve as an adequate free personal accounting and tracking software for a while longer. You can still manually import MS Money OFX files from your bank or other financial institutions. The Business versions allow to you print invoices. If you have an older version of Money, this is basically a free upgrade to the last edition sold.
Otherwise, it’s probably time to take another look at Intuit Quicken if you still want a full-featured desktop solution, which starts at about $40.
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May 20th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Transition is painful because the importer is no good. And then your stuck with Quicken – full of bugs and now the only choice.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:10 am
I’ve enjoyed using MS Money for the past few years and will for sure download this – thanks. I have tried Mint and Yodlee and can’t seem to really let go. Plus they don’t’ seem to want to interface with my credit union – which makes keeping track of my checking account difficult.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Time to upgrade my Money 2001 software. I have been happy with it and never saw a need to pay for an upgrade or to fiddle with a free after rebate deal just to get it. Thanks!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Mint.com + excel spread sheets (balance sheet and income statement) is good for me. Too much time gets spent with reconciliation with desktop software.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Sweet! This will tide me over nicely for at least a few more years. Maybe by then there will be something else on the market that will be worth looking into. Granted – I’ve used Quicken, but I’m not in the mood to go pay for it when Microsoft is giving out a free upgrade. Besides, I’ve been manually downloading my OFX statements for years. Thanks for the post!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
It would be nice if MS released the file format for the MS Money versions so people could move on to open source alternatives with less hassle.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
It seems like Home and Business is the “more expensive” product. Is there any reason to use Deluxe over Home and Business?
May 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I like to use quicken online (it’s free), but it doesn’t seem like it’s offered anymore for new members, it directs you to mint.com (which is also free from quicken).
Here’s an article on when it became free:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1793.....050-2.html
May 21st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
@christine – Nope, Intuit bought Mint and has shut down further development of Quicken Online. No new users are even allowed as you say, so that’s why I don’t mention it anymore.
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:21 am
Home & Business would be more confusing to the user that doesn’t have a small business, as many business related Income and Expense categories are created for the user that may never get used.
For those that want to use the Sunset editions of Money as if they still had Online capabilities, check out my Blog:
http://microsoftmoneyoffline.wordpress.com/
May 25th, 2010 at 8:09 am
Does anyone know if this would work for files currently in Money 98 (yeah I know — just never saw much benefit in updating). I actually just recently loaded the 98 software on my new Windows 7 computer, surprisingly with no difficulties.
May 25th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Am I missing something here or what? Where is the link to download it?
May 25th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
The links are in the first sentence, but perhaps your browser settings are preventing the link from working. Here’s the actual link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downl.....9c22e47488
May 25th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Hi Joey, yes, you missed the links in the first paragraph, just click on the product name that you want.
May 25th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
i’m a little confused here. i use money 2003 (just put it on my updated windows 7 machine as well) to enter and track my data, using as a system to verify my data online. i do not use it update any of my accounts….but, i do use the “update prices” online option to simply get updated prices for my portfolio.
so….microsoft is going to eliminate that?