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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.
MEMORY REQUIREMENTISI WORKS WITH
PROGRAM AND AVAILABLE FORMATISI FOLLOWING MODELISI
Financial Wiza rd ' 32K- Diskette 400.800. 1200Xl
SC lt or PersonCl r Finance 32K- Dlskette 400,800
. WnW'1I11I AI.!II flA5IC
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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