What program to use?

[SneakySquid]

Hey guys,

 

I am wanting to build some sort of database for tracking everything about my personal economy, paychecks, being able to type in receipts so I can track my spending, how much money is being spent on what and so on.

 

the features I am wanting to build include this

- Being able to import my online banking transaktion statement that can be downloaded as xlsx

- Inputting my incomes from different jobs

- Keeping track of my sports betting, yes I bet money and I want to track it

- Being able to make graphs and what not with all the accumulated data that I will be collecting after using this database/program for a few months

 

I'd like it to be free as the reason for me doing this is mostly for fun and a bit to just keep track of my finances. I have the office pack for personal and school use so I have Microsoft Access but have read that they're discontinuing the software.

 

Hope you guys have some suggestions that aren't too complicated to use, I don't mind doing some formulas and such, but I'd prefer to stay away from directly programming.

[kirashi]

7 minutes ago, SneakySquid said:

Hey guys,

 

I am wanting to build some sort of database for tracking everything about my personal economy, paychecks, being able to type in receipts so I can track my spending, how much money is being spent on what and so on.

 

the features I am wanting to build include this

- Being able to import my online banking transaktion statement that can be downloaded as xlsx

- Inputting my incomes from different jobs

- Keeping track of my sports betting, yes I bet money and I want to track it

- Being able to make graphs and what not with all the accumulated data that I will be collecting after using this database/program for a few months

 

I'd like it to be free as the reason for me doing this is mostly for fun and a bit to just keep track of my finances. I have the office pack for personal and school use so I have Microsoft Access but have read that they're discontinuing the software.

 

Hope you guys have some suggestions that aren't too complicated to use, I don't mind doing some formulas and such, but I'd prefer to stay away from directly programming.

If this is for personal use, just use Mint.com by Intuit. It's free, connects directly to your bank accounts so you don't even need to import stuff, and let's you setup budgets and categories for transactions. It's basically the free online equivalent of Quicken Home Edition, and has a wonderful smartphone app for both iOS and Android.

[SneakySquid]

Just now, kirashi said:

If this is for personal use, just use Mint.com by Intuit. It's free, connects directly to your bank accounts so you don't even need to import stuff, and let's you setup budgets and categories for transactions.

I am not located in the US, do you know if it will still work?

[kirashi]

Just now, SneakySquid said:

I am not located in the US, do you know if it will still work?

I'm located in Canada and it works just fine. Where are you located?

I see it only works in the US and Canada at the moment, so you'll have to look around for what's available in your country.

[SneakySquid]

Just now, kirashi said:

I'm located in Canada and it works just fine. Where are you located?

Denmark

[kirashi]

Just now, SneakySquid said:

Denmark

Yeah, welp, you'll want to see what's available in your country then, since Mint currently only works in the US and Canada.  

[SneakySquid]

Just now, kirashi said:

Yeah, welp, you'll want to see what's available in your country then, since Mint currently only works in the US and Canada.  

This is why I was looking to make my own solution, currently looking into LibreOffice Base, know anything about it?

[kirashi]

20 minutes ago, SneakySquid said:

This is why I was looking to make my own solution, currently looking into LibreOffice Base, know anything about it?

Nope. Looks like a Microsoft Access alternative, and I don't touch Access. The only database I use is MySQL and NoSQL, then again, I'm a web developer so that sort of makes sense. Maybe just give it a go and see how you make out?

[LogicalDrm]

You should check two open source ones. I've used Money Manager EX at one point, but as I wasn't so into it I can't give further details. Another is Scrooge.