Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Zen, Quicken, and the Big Picture 7
Chapter 1: Setting Up Shop 9
Chapter 2: Introduction to the Big Picture 23
Chapter 3: Maximum Fun, Maximum Profits 47
Part II: The Absolute Basics 59
Chapter 4: Checkbook on a Computer 61
Chapter 5: Printing 101 89
Chapter 6: Online and In Charge 101
Chapter 7: Reports, Charts, and Other Cool Tools 109
Chapter 8: A Matter of Balance 129
Chapter 9: Housekeeping for Quicken 141
Chapter 10: Compound Interest Magic and Other Mysteries 157
Part III: Home Finances 179
Chapter 11: Credit Cards, Petty Cash, and PayPal 181
Chapter 12: Other People’s Money 203
Chapter 13: Tracking Tax-Deferred Investments 227
Chapter 14: Stocks and Bonds 251
Part IV: Very Serious Business 269
Chapter 15: Mind Your Business 271
Chapter 16: Managing Rentals 295
Part V: The Part of Tens 303
Chapter 17: (Slightly More Than) Ten Questions I’m Frequently Asked
about Quicken 305
Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Tips on How Not to Become a Millionaire 315
Chapter 19: (Almost) Ten Troubleshooting Tips 325
Part VI: Appendixes 329
Appendix A: Quick-and-Dirty Windows 7 331
Appendix B: Glossary of Business, Financial, and Computer Terms 347
Index 355