Maybe your idea of an accounting system is a shoe box that yousimply stuff all your receipts and statements in when you shuffleoff to see your accountant once a year. Perhaps you wonder wherethe money goes while you sip your daily cappuccino. Or maybe yourretirement planning consists of buying lottery tickets. It?s Quicken 2006 to the rescue! America?s #1personal finance software, it helps you balance your bank account,track income and expenses, pay bills, manage investments, plan forthe kids? college or your retirement, and more! But merelyowning the software won?t help?you have to know how touse it. With step-by-step instructions and lots of screen shots,this friendly guide shows you how to: Install and set up Quicken (or update from a previous version)and navigate using the financial activity centers andQuickTabs Manage personal or small business bank accounts and even printchecks Set up and review a ?Secret Plan? (theauthor?s term for a budget) Track your tax deductions Monitor your income and outgo (with eleven suggested categoriesfor expenses) Track your assets (bank accounts, investments, and realestate), and debts (home mortgage principal, loan and credit cardbalances, etc.) Monitor stocks, bonds, and mutual funds Pay bills electronically and, in some cases, do all yourbanking online Maximize your investment earnings and minimize your taxes Handle the payroll for a small business Author and Quicken guru Stephen Nelson is a CPA, so he knows howto help you get the most from Quicken 2006 and the most foryour money. This guide empowers you to take charge of yourfinances. It covers: Using Quicken?s six powerful calculators to compareoptions and make smarter borrowing and refinancing decisions, moreaccurate savings and investment calculations, and more Creating and printing reports and charts to summarize yourfinancial information in all kinds of ways Working with the Premier, Deluxe, and Basic editions ofQuicken Think about it. For less than the cost of a pair of shoes (and anew shoe box to put your valuable financial info in), you can learnhow to determine exactly where your money goes and how to make itgo further. Quicken 2006 For Dummies is an investment inyour financial future?one that pays very good dividends.