ROTH  The categories that come with mini$ upon its initial run are just a few starters. You can't edit the category field directly while creating a transaction, but you can use the"Categories" option to add/edit/remove categories and subcategories.  
(Version 3.3.1)

ROTH  The source code is now available from the mini$ home page, as well as versions for other systems and languages.

Just use the "Developer" link above to access the mini$ site.  
(Version 3.1)

ROTH  Here is the jar for Linux/Unix:

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_eng.jar  
(Version 3.1)

ROTH  Important:

For all 2.x users upgrading to 3.x, make sure to make a copy of your data. Budgets have been completely reworked and are no longer compatible. If you do not like the new budgeting system, you will want that backup for going back to 2.x.  
(Version 3.1)

ROTH  I'd love to hear your UI issues/concerns and any possible solutions. Feel free to contact me at rothearl@gmail.com.  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  I'm not saying this program isn't aesthetically pleasing, because it is. But what is interesting about a lot of finance applications, especially this one, is the need to copy iTunes.

This program lacks its own identity.  
(Version 3.2.1)

ROTH  For those that are interested, there is a mini$ 3.0 beta available.

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_eng_3B.zip

mini$ 3 has been rewritten from the ground up using a test driven development model.

Note: Make a backup of your 2.x data. mini$ 3 uses a new budgeting scheme and it is not compatible with 2.x budgets.  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  Werner,

I hope this reply reaches you. As was stated earlier this year, mini$ 2.6 was to be the final release (with the exception of a few important bug fixes). The reason was that the 2.x code based needed to be scratched because it had some inherent flaws. However, over the past five months I have been busy at work with a completely rewritten version. This new version has been built from the ground up using standard practices and a test driven development model to ensure that the application is reliable and stable.

I have also implement multiple currency support. As of now, mini$ 3 is in a user testable state. If you are interested, I'd like you to demo it and provide feedback on the new features.

- Roth (rothearl@gmail.com)   
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  After reading your issue, I went through some tests and could not get it to reproduce. The expected behavior is as follows:

1) If you change the name of a category, all transactions (including splits) are updated with the new name.

2) If you delete a subcategory, all transactions will be updated (including splits) with the name of its group category.

3) If you delete a group category, all transactions (including splits) will be updated and the category will be assigned "Not categorized".

All tests pass. Only two options:

1) You deleted the category first, and then created a new one, thinking this the same as editing.

2) You have a special corner case which I do not have a test for. If this is the case, I suggest you contact me at rothearl@gmail.com to pursue this issue further (assuming you are interested).

- Roth  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  Well, how about that. I had no idea you could provide that. In that case,

Finnish:

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_fin.zip

Portuguese:

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_por.zip

Thanks.  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  Macupdate only hosts the English version. If you want the Italian build, you can download it here.

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_ita.zip

If you have QIF problems, contact me at rothearl@gmail.com  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  What an embarrasment! I released an update that had a MAJOR bug in it. The Scheduler window did not appear.

Well, thanks to user who caught that for me.  
(Version 2.6.1)

ROTH  I have plans. Let's talk outside MacUpdate.

contact me @: rothearl@gmail.com  
(Version 2.6.1)

ROTH  A user notified me of this display bug and I felt it serious enough to fix it, even though 2.6 was supposed to be the final release.

For users who use the balance column and sort their transactions by date in a descending order, then this release is critical.  
(Version 2.6.1)

ROTH  I am a little confused. mini$ is not US centric, has not been for a long time. You tell it what symbol to display, nothing by default, and you tell it what number format to use, either X,XXX.XX or X.XXX,XX.

The currency is completely irrelevant. mini$ stores all data in a specific format but displays it according to preference. The only rule, is that you enter data according to your display preferences.

This way it doesn't matter.

Werner, if you want the German translation incorporated into mini$, contact me via email and we will get it done.  
(Version 2.6)

ROTH  This is the final release of mini$ and will be hosted by MacUpdate.

It was a pleasure to contribute to the community.

Enjoy.  
(Version 2.6)

ROTH  Wonderful and elegant MS Money clone with oodles and oodles of "good old fashioned" Windows eye candy, which I would assume Mac users would find... distracting.

Yet for all the bells and whistles, it lacked snappiness. I was using this on a 3GHz processor with 3GB of memory, so I have plenty of horsepower. It was sluggish and had lengthy response times for simple actions. Probably because it is a Java application.

After a few minutes, all the classic Redmond eye candy became tiresome.

At this price, "Prospects" or "MoneyWell" are far better solutions for the Mac, or MS Money for Windows.  
(Version 2.0.20)

ROTH  Added currencies:

Danish Krone (DKK)

Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

The names differ slightly from your requested names. These apparently are the official exchange names.

FYI, when converting USD to IDR, you get an exchange rate of 0 because there is only a two digit precision.

Download from:

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney.html

For more info, contact me at: rothearl@gmail.com  
(Version 2.5)

ROTH  One more comment:

I clicked on a transaction that was from XBox Live and found out that 83 other people liked "Costco Gas"; some of whom live in Beaverton, OR.

I have obtained enlightenment... or is it Nirvana... Well, it did make my eyebrows wrinkle up a bit.  
(Version 1.1)

ROTH  Very interesting; I am extremely intrigued.

However, it suffers from what all web based applications suffer from: lack of speed.

I signed up, started an account, and waited... waited... went to get some water... and...

"Request Time-out"

Then there are the ads disguised as tips.

The search didn't work. I searched for some text that I could see on the screen with my own two eyes, yet there were zero results.

Still a very interesting concept.  
(Version 1.1)

ROTH  Apologies for the quick update. There were a few... wrinkles that had to be ironed out. I just want to ensure that users have a stable and reliable program.

And regarding attachments, praise be that Photoshop is not your default program for simple images. However, there are far too many advantages for accessing the default program. This way you can attach PDFs, HTML pages, or any thing you like, and view them appropriately.

Enjoy.  
(Version 2.1)

ROTH  For some unknown reason the Google server is claiming that it is overloaded and cannot be connected to. mini$ is getting a response from the server but is incorrectly comparing its internal version with the error message. To summarize, there is a bug in the updater when the response is something other than a version number or a connection issue. This of course will be addressed.

In the meantime, I posted the actual application on MacUpdate so users can download it.  
(Version 2.0)

ROTH  mini$ supports all the major formats. And its free!

Note to developers:

Importing is so darn easy! I am the developer of mini$ and had no trouble at all to do it; OFX, QFX, QIF, and CSV. My importers are flexible and work consistently.

You guys charge $44.95 and don't have it! You should be ashamed. Try mini$ and take notes please! Or just have me do it for you. In fact, this goes out to all the Mac money programs. When Microsoft finally releases Money for the Mac, or Apple takes initiative and writes their own version of it, all these wannabe finance managers will be flushed down the drain!  
(Version 1.6.2)

ROTH  mini$ is, or was, "EZ Money". Same code base, same developer, etc. They both share the same data set, so a backup for one, is a backup for the other.

Only the name and logo were changed.

mini$ however, contains bug fixes and other enhancements that are not in "EZ Money".  
(Version 1.1)

ROTH  mini$ is, or was, "EZ Money". Same code base, same developer, etc. They both share the same data set, so a backup for one, is a backup for the other.

Only the name and logo were changed.

mini$ however, contains bug fixes and other enhancements that are not in "EZ Money".  
(Version 1.1)

ROTH  Finally! The perfect "free" application. I love this one. It costs no money, so it is free in that respect. It also does nothing, so it is "free" in terms of functionality.

A double whammy! Awesome!

I'd pay for this, wait a minute... then it wouldn't be "free" anymore. Never mind guys.

Oh I get it, April Fools'... But it's October.  
(Version 1.1.24)

ROTH  After seeing the price go from $60 to $40, and now $20, I decided to try it out.

My thoughts... a waste of time and money. If we could sue people for wasting our time, this developer would qualify. It claims to import... not. Easy to use... no way. Intuitive... not even close.

Worth $20... hardly.

If you think so, then I have some car exhaust in a bottle marked "Fresh Air" to sell you for not $20... but $19.95.  
(Version 1.0)

ROTH  You should really stop making posts, because you are only embarrassing your self with poorly written logic:

"If you would use Buddi without [plugins] it will never crash."

-- Then you lose functionality that is already in other applications.

"You should not import data from your bank account...Bank account management means entering the every day transactions you make, e.g. issuing a cheque..."

-- Then you waste a lot of valuable time. How do you enter previous data? All by hand? You should get rid of your computer, car, coffee pot, etc.

"Buddi is a double entry application ... the transaction once and it post it to both accounts, debiting one and crediting the other."

-- So is/does mini$. What's your point?

"In buddi, you can create unlimited income and expense accounts and thus, categories your incomes and expenses."

-- Ditto in mini$. What's your point?  
(Version 1.0.1)

ROTH  Be very wary of this program. It is for sale, yet they are using "free" icons that are licensed under "GNU". Specifically, the one used for "Spending" which is from the "Crystal SVG" icon set.

Basically, this outfit is in violation of law, and if since they are attempting to generate revenue while using already licensed work.

Tsk tsk tsk...  
(Version 1.0)

ROTH  Hmmm... you are quite contradictory to yourself. Have you turned a new leaf?

As you claimed earlier about Buddi:

"DEFICIENT TRANSACTIONS WINDOW.

1. The Reconciliation and Clear are marked between two accounts in the application which are obviously reconciled by definition as the application post the two sides of each transaction simultaneously. The developer fails to understand that reconciliation means between each Buddy account and its respective bank statement.

2. The columns are not headed.

3. Each transaction has two Details lines which make the transaction window appear messy after being filled with many transactions. A column which would only show the "other side" account should be created instead."

Buddi is:

1) Slow

2) Sloppy

3) Crashes with its own plugins

4) Imports nothing

5) Ugly  
(Version 1.0.1)

ROTH  EZ Money is no longer available for download. Thanks for all the support.  
(Version 2.4.11)

ROTH  This application can be summarized perfectly from a Dilbert cartoon:

Dogbert: "Function means nothing. Design is everything. Quality is yesterday's news. Today we focus on the emotional impact of the product."

Dilbert: "But it still needs quality, right?"

Dogbert: "You are so-o-o-o hard to look at."  
(Version 1.0.4)

ROTH  A potentially good application, but its importing is broken. It does not import correctly for transfers and it is dreadfully slow with medium to large files.

I used the same file with Moneydance, Quciken, & EZ Money with success and speed.

Even after I manually created all my accounts, it still ignored the transfers.  
(Version 2.3.3)

ROTH  It's importing capabilities are absolutely pathetic. It duplicates accounts, categories, transactions, etc. It completely ignored the reconciled field. On top of that, you have to reconcile one at a time in the UI.

A complete waste.  
(Version 2.3)

ROTH  I am interested in adding an account type of "Loan". There are some things I'd like to discuss with you regarding functionality/behavior.

If you are interested in assisting in the development of this new type, please email me at:

ezmoney.support@adoracom.com

Thanks,

Roth Earl

EZ Money Support  
(Version 2.4.10)

ROTH  Regarding editing, you can double click on a transaction to start editing it.

However, double clicking the "Rec" column will change the reconciled status, and double clicking the label column will bring up a label dialog.  
(Version 2.4.7)

ROTH  I noticed you gave 3 stars for stability. Although it is a very simple application and not feature rich, it is stable and I am yet to receive any information about it being otherwise.

Did you experience a stability issue? If so I'd like to fix any issues you may have had.

Thanks,

Roth Earl  
(Version 2.4.7)

ROTH  Any modern day financial application, especially one that costs money, should support importing and exporting data. This one does not. To summarize, this application is worthless.  
(Version 1.0)

ROTH  Cha-Ching creates many files on your system; logs, preferences, caches, metadata, etc. This program finds those files and removes them.

Anyone who has downloaded the Cha-Ching demo should run this program to ensure that Cha-Ching files are completely removed.  
(Version 1.0)