mvelopes cost comparison

Mvelopes Cost Comparison

How much do you really pay using Quicken or MS Money? Often there are many hidden costs to using these applications. Compare Mvelopes Personal on a monthly basis to what you would pay for a competing budget program.

Feature	Mvelopes® Personal (per year)	Quicken® (per year)	Microsoft® Money (per year)
Initial Cost¹ Mvelopes — Complete spending management tools available any time, anywhere you have an Internet connection. Plus unlimited free upgrades.	$94.80	$69.99	$49.95
Automatic Transaction Retrieval² Mvelopes — Receive all your transactions at once from all your online financial institutions. Plus, support for over 5,000 online financial institutions.	$0.00	$71.40	$71.40
Bill Pay Service³ Mvelopes — Full-featured bill pay service for up to 15 payments/month including postage.	$0.00	$119.40	$71.40
Live Customer Support⁴ Mvelopes — Live customer support and unlimited personal budget coaching.	$0.00	$49.90	$70.00
Total Monthly Cost	$7.90	$25.89	$21.90

¹ Cost based on 2006 Premium editions of Quicken and Money after manufacturer rebates/discounts. Original prices are $79.99 for Quicken and $79.95 for Money. Mvelopes cost based on two year prepaid plan.
² Assumes user has accounts (checking, savings, credit card, etc.) with two financial institutions. Cost based on monthly service fees charged by Wells Fargo Bank ($3.00) and CitiBank ($2.95 for select areas) for transaction downloads to Quicken or Money.
³ Money figure is based on MSN Bill Pay. Money also offers option to use user's financial institution's bill pay - Wells Fargo charges $6.95 for its Money-compatible bill pay service.
⁴ Cost based on two customer support calls per year. Quicken offers free support during installation, with a $24.95 charge per call after installation. Money offers unlimited free support during first three months after purchase, with a $35.00 charge per instance (call, email or chat) after first 3 months and a $245.00 charge for "Advanced Issues."

In Summary

The Mvelopes Personal budget program really works, and you pay a flat monthly fee. There are no hidden costs. The competing applications do not offer a solution that really works, and it costs up to twice as much. Get started today and see why so many users rely on Mvelopes Personal to manage their money.

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