Mjrz.net

Q What is Mjrz.net Personal Finance Manager?
A Mjrz.net Personal finance manager is a simple tool for managing accounts and expenses. It was designed and written to be intuitive and easy to use for home and small business users. Mjrz.net PFM is a basic implementation of double entry accounting principles.

Q What Operating systems does it run on?
A Mjrz.net PFM will run on any OS with the right Java Runtime Environment installed.
You need JRE version 1.6 or greater.
You can download it here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Q How do I install it?
A Windows users can use the Mjrz.net setup program to install the program.
RPM based Linux distros can use the RPM file to install.
All other systems can use the generic zip file. Unzip to any location on the hard drive. Read the README.txt file in the distribution on how to run it.
Link to download page: http://www.mjrz.net/site/downloads.php

Q I hated it, How do I uninstall it?
A Windows users can use the uninstall utility provided with the distribution, or can uninstall it from Control panel->Add / remove programs.
RPM based Linux users can use their favorite package manager to uninstall.
All other systems, just delete the directory where you unzipped the files.
Mjrz.net PFM also creates data files in the user's home directory under fmdata. Delete that directory also.
Let me know what you hated about it so I can improve it: contact AT mjrz DOT net

Q Allright I'll try it. But what is double entry accounting?
A From wikipedia... In accountancy, the double-entry bookkeeping (or double-entry accounting) system is the basis of the standard system used by businesses and other organizations to record financial transactions. Its premise is that a business's (or other organization's) financial condition and results of operations are best recorded in accounts. Each account maintains a "history" of changes in monetary values about a particular aspect of the business.
This system is called double-entry because each transaction is recorded in at least two accounts. Each transaction results in at least one account being debited and at least one account being credited, with the total debits of the transaction equal to the total credits
Go here for the complete article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entry_accounting

Q How do I setup online banking?
A To setup online banking you will need the following data:
Org name:FI name
FID: Financial institution identifier (from your bank)
Routing number: From your checkbook (Leave blank for credit card accounts)
Provider url:ask your bank
Account type:CHECKING
user name:your user name
user password: your password
And the account number which should be setup when adding the acount.
If you need connection settings for more institutions, send me and email at contact AT mjrz DOT net
Another resource for finding the FI data is the blog at : http://ofxblog.wordpress.com/
I would like to hear if you are able to setup online banking or if you had any problems, so please feel free to send me an email.
Your financial institution may charge you for monthly Personal finance management software usage. Please be careful if you use this feature

Q Is my data secure?
A Yes. Mjrz uses a password based encryption scheme to encrypt all your data.

Q What if I forget my password?
A Don't. If you do, then all you can do is delete your data files and restart all over again.

Q Can I import Quicken or MS-Money files?
A Mjrz.net PFM supports importing Open financial exchange files.
This means latest Quicken or MS-Money files can be imported. However, older QIF (Quicken interchange format) is not supported.