Here are some powerful personal finance software programs to take the place of Microsoft Money: It would have been nice if Microsoft had provided a list of these “personal finance management and planning tools.” Since they didn't, I spent a couple of hours surveying the current personal finance software options. Any suggestions on finance software? I'm not really a fan of Quicken, but would entertain it.” I've received several e-mails about this recently, including this one from Lee G.: “ Microsoft just left us in a lurch by killing Money. Now that Microsoft has thrown in the towel, where does that leave existing users of Money and Money Plus? Some of them are worried. After suspending annual updates of Money Plus in 2008, Microsoft is announcing today that we will no longer offer Microsoft Money Plus for purchase after June 30, 2009. With banks, brokerage firms and Web sites now providing a range of options for managing personal finances, the consumer need for Microsoft Money Plus has changed. Microsoft has essentially conceded that there's no demand for the personal finance software product. Microsoft Money is no longer available for purchase.
