Seems like they should update that beta expired landing page with a message stating that the site is experiencing problems (or “undergoing maintenance” to put a more business positive spin on the problem).

Seems like no one from Quicken is participating in their forums either. And no one has responded to my support request either. I’m losing trust, as I expect many other people are too.

If it’s a bug, what other bugs are there? Bugs that may accidently release my personal information?

I clicked subscribe button and it says Quicken Online is free until December of 2008 and it is $3 per month thereafter.

Not sure if this is some kind of bug or if it actually will be $3 a month going forward.

I thought the service was free. Guess not.

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maybe you could go a step further, even, and explore the differences between offline options in addition. Compare/contrast the online sites with desktop MS-Money, Quicken, GnuCash, &c.

I would love to read a realistic review of these products, so i could choose where to go! I have been leary of the online offereings, but i think i might trust Quicken… But, on the other hand, i would love to see a review who’s only ax to grind is “what is the best tool for the money”.

Regarding The Consumerist and the worst tip ever received…wow…that guy just won’t let it go. A bit scary that one.

I did make fun of someone’s English once, but in my defense, scammers based in Nigeria hacked into my friend’s e-mail and were pretending to be her, asking for money to be wired because she was “in trouble in Nigeria.” They sounded nothing like her because the English was sooo bad, so I messed with them for a little while (had some time to kill), then said that the next time they try to scam people, they should learn proper English.

I’m so looking forward to the next few months.

And I checked out Tip’d. It’s a pretty cool community/tool!

I enjoyed the NYT article on the 1873 crash – very interesting.