much
you
spend on
your
computer) and help
you
budget
your
household more effectively.
This
type
of
program generally allows
you
to
set
up budget categories
so
you can track and rec-
oncile them
with
your
checking account.
If
you
have a printer,
you
can even produce printed
reports and graphs
that
will provide
you
with
a
written
record
of
how
you are doing.
Keeping track
of
your
home's
budget
on
your
computer still requires some
work
.
You
must
religiously enter all
of
your
expenditures and ·
income sources
into
your
Atari system
to
make
effective
use
of
these packages. Once the in-
formation
is
entered, however, personal finance
programs save
you
hours of
work,
as
they
elim-
inate the need for
you
to
do
the manual cal-
culations
normally involved
with
budgeting. This
type
of
arithmetic
is
done automatically for
you
by
the program.
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Financial
Wizard
is
a disk-based home finan-
cial system. Checkbook entry and numerous
budget
categories make Financial Wizard ade-
quate for many bookkeeping needs.
It
makes
good
use
of
graphics and
will
print
monthly
reports if
you
have a printer.
Scitor
Personal
Finance
offers a degree
of
complexity
not
found in many other programs
of
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