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Part I: Zen, Quicken, and the Big Picture
Figure 1-5:
The Enter
the Ending
Date and
Balance
from Your
Latest
Statement
window.
5. Enter the ending bank statement balance by referring to your bank
statement.
This balance is whatever appears on your bank statement. This balance
is also the amount of money in your account on the date you begin your
financial record keeping. If you have $4.16 in your checking account,
type 4.16 in the Statement Ending Balance text box.
6. After you type the bank statement balance, click the Next button to
continue moving through the Account Setup.
Ultimately, you’ll see a window that provides buttons you can click to
start using Quicken and to add additional bank accounts and even credit
card accounts.
If you have several other bank accounts that you want to set up within
Quicken, you should repeat the preceding steps for each account. Just
click the button that refers to you adding another bank account.
Slogging Through More Setup Stuff
Okay, from my perspective, after you’ve described your bank account(s),
you’re ready to start using Quicken. With Quicken, the key thing you want to
do is track your bank account or accounts so you can monitor and measure
your income and your outgo. And so that you know how much money you
have in an account.
The folks at Intuit, however, allow you to provide the Quicken program
with a lot more information about your financial affairs. For example, the
Intuit gang lets you describe in detail your income sources, your regular
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