> Ok I see what Gnucash is - it is the free linux version of Quicken or MS > money - it's not business accounting but personal money management (that > wouldn't be bad for the everyday user but no way will it work for my 5 > businesses). Here's the first line from the description: > > "If you've been looking for a way to manage your personal finances using > Free Software, you've found it! " > > Keyword is personal, Quickbooks and Peachtree Accounting are mainly for > business use - you could do personal finances but that's a bit of > overkill. I think that description is out of date; I use Gnucash for business use *only.* Besides, there's no difference between personal accounting and business accounting -- it's all money in, money out! John -- # John Madden, weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # Shameless plug: MailandFiles.com - Premium E-Mail and Files --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------