[moneytalks] Re: Wondering
- From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:39:17 -0500
Hello,
As for how to get them, that totally depends on your bank's website. You
have to be using online banking from your bank. Look in the area or on the
page where you can view account history or statements. Once again, this
completely depends on how your bank designed their website. Look for a way
to download activity in Quicken Interchange format. Download the file, then
use Money Talks to import the downloaded file into your account.
Jayson.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison" <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Wondering
> Thanks for the explaination. Only thing is, I did know that much. I get
> the concept of qif files. I get how they are theoretically supposed to be
> able to be downloaded into money talks. My problem is, I wouldn't know a
> qif
> file if I saw one. I don't know where to find them or how to get them
into
> the software. I know my bank is supposed to have them, but where to find
> one, what to do with it, how to put it into Money Talks, those are the
> mysteries.
>
> Thanks again,
> Allison
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
> To: <moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:26 AM
> Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Wondering
>
>
> > Allison,
> >
> > Many financial institutions allow individuals to download their relevant
=
> > financial information in a format which is easily imported into =
> > financial management software such as Quicken, Microsoft Money, and of =
> > course, MoneyTalks. So, for example, my credit union allows me to =
> > download all of my transactions for a given month, two months, or =
> > whatever time period I deem appropriate, so that I can import this data
=
> > in to my software and use it to update my register of transactions.
> > For this all to work, your bank has to make these files available online
=
> > through a web site or other format so that individuals can download them
=
> > as they desire.
> >
> > Once every few weeks, I go online to my account, and tell my bank to =
> > send me the prior few weeks transactions in quif format, which then =
> > downloads to my hard drive. I then simply open MoneyTalks and then go =
> > to File/Import and pull the qif file into my register. Presto, all of =
> > my recent transactions are now in my checkbook because MoneyTalks can =
> > translate the qif file into data it can use.
> >
> > I have gotten so lazy at this point that I don't even manually enter any
=
> > transactions into MoneyTalks, and instead just allow the qif files to =
> > add all recent transactions to my checkbook for me. Some will no doubt
=
> > say this is sloppy record keeping since if the bank makes a mistake, I =
> > will import that mistake into my records; I agree, but take my chances =
> > anyway. The point is, qif files provide a way to easily pull your =
> > records from your bank into the software for your perusal and =
> > monitoring.
> >
> > The smarter way to use qif files would be to pull them into the bank =
> > grid instead of the actual register as I do, and then use the bank grid
=
> > as a means of checking your register entries against the transactions in
=
> > the bank grid. =20
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allison
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:36 AM
> > To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [moneytalks] Wondering
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Could somebody please, please, in a very non-technical, very specific, =
> > way,
> > explain how to get qif files? I have never gotten it to work. Never.
=
> > I
> > was about to get off the list today- realizing how pointless it was for
=
> > me to
> > hang around if I'm not getting it to work, but then I thought... what =
> > good
> > does that do the beta team? None. If I don't get it, chances are, =
> > someone
> > else won't either. Maybe not in the early phase, but eventually, we =
> > will
> > want people to buy this program. If it's not understandable to the =
> > average
> > user, then the average user is not gonna buy. I am not especially
> > under-skilled in the tech department. I just don't know about qif =
> > files. I
> > doubt I am incredibly unusual there. Perhaps I'm wrong. And yes, I did
> > read the help files. Didn't help me.
> > I just thought this message might be useful for the group overall. If =
> > I'm
> > way off the mark, just let me know. I just know that we can tweak error
> > messages all day long, but if we aren't really hitting the basics hard,
=
> > then
> > the rest won't matter half so much.
> > Best,
> > Allison
> >
>
>
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