There are many good reasons to make this year the year that you get a new system for managing your money. You could be:
1. Making due on a tighter budget than you have ever had to before.
2. Taking a look at your last years taxes and realized how much extra money you could have saved if you had better organized your deductions.
3. Starting a new business or freelance venture that will require you to take charge of managing your own money.
4. Trying to de-clutter your life so that you can figure out where exactly your money is going.
Now that we know why you might need a new way of tracking your money we are going to look at some of your options.
QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition 2009 
This version of one of the most popular money management systems allows you to make invoices, track expenses, and manage your intake in a simple format. If you need to later on you can update to the paid version.
HS Money Manager 3.6
This software is all about tracking what comes in and what goes out of your bank account. It also gives you a handy diary feature that allows you to keep a track of why you spent what you did.
Adarian Money for Windows 4
This software allows you to keep track of the balances for all your bank or credit card accounts which can help you if you have a problem with too much outflow of money.
Now that you have some options you have no excuse to have the best managed finance of anyone you know. Who knows with all of this organization you might find the money to buy that house, take a vacation or finance the first wave of your new media empire.
