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village idiot
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Recent reviews starting in 2025 complain they're now enforcing the "new customers only" requirement. Congratulations to the Quicken dev team on finally closing such a critical bug /s.

Good suggestion on just making a new account!
DonV1962
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No thanks entering 30 years of data to keep track of my personal and business transactions is no go in Google Sheets. I still have to find a way to pull reports and totals of categories and such and it would take years of work to put something together.

I'm frugal as can be and my wife hates me but you sometimes do not save anything being cheap if the cost in work, time and labor far outweighs the money spent. We are talking the price of a couple coffees here what are you saving doing all that extra work? One transaction download gets me transaction from 25 or so accounts and is done in few minutes. Just going out and grabbing all the statements would take me hours and it would take days to then enter them. That only gets you to the point where you still need to reconcile and hope that you entered no errors.

How do we account for transfers between accounts, capital gains, 401Ks, payroll deductions etc. would all be other things to work out. That would take more spreadsheet magic and many more hours. Ideally I would be better off learning to program and create a piece of software dedicated to keeping track of finances. Alternatively I can give some few dollars a year to someone that has already done that for me.

What you propose might be possible with one or two accounts but most have much more to keep track of. I love spreadsheets and they have many uses but they are not accounting software.
!xobile!
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Whether you'd like to admit it or not, you are paying an annual subscription.

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Jan 26, 2025
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choppa3013
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Quote from DonV1962 :
Very good catch and critical information. I got this in a previous deal that was originally a Newegg deal in which somebody shared an Amazon alternative. At that time the price was $37. You can see that here. You can see that people buying from Amazon did get to extend subscriptions with the code and it worked for me. https://slickdeals.net/f/18025095-quicken-classic-deluxe-1-year-subscription-windows-mac-key-card-4-... I did purchase on 12/29 from Amazon and it did let me extend my subscription. Assume that may not be the case anymore. This lower priced version I assume is only for new customers as noted on the Amazon page but when I bought it said the same thing.
The same deal by Newegg is active again for existing subscribers as of 1/26/2025
Jan 26, 2025
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DelightfulNose8839
Jan 26, 2025
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Quote from DonV1962 :
Quicken is really not a subscription model when you can just buy a retail copy or code and plug it in just like I always have. I basically buy a new version every year and plug in the code. You do not have to sign up or subscription if you buy this and insinuating you do is really kind of misinformation that causes endless confusion. I use Quicken all the time and have never signed up for a subscription. I am not even buying from Quicken. I buy it from Amazon and do not have to give Quicken any money or credit card info. Amazon sell me a retail packaged piece of software or a key code that lets me use a downloaded one. You only have subscription if you choose to sign up for oneAt the end of my licence term I then buy a new version as to not lose features. That was how it always worked with Quicken and most other user installed software . I do not have subscription I have a piece of software that runs on my computer and will work for a year before some features are disabled.They backed off the true subscription model due to customer pushback. If you want to see what a true subscription is try Adobe and you will find you can do nothing unless you give rights to recurring credit card charges.Quicken users in contrast are at the same place as before before everyone confusingly started calling it a subscription. It used to be two year licence and now is one. Back then I had get a new license every two years to keep the online stuff working and now I just do it yearly but the price for the one year license did drop by about half of what the two year license was.They should actually maybe be applauded for that but if everybody keeps believing it a real subscription based on misinformation and loose imprecise talk I do see them maybe going that route as they will know their user base is confused or not bright enough to know the difference and we may end up only allowed a subscription choice.
Quicken calls it a subscription. On Quicken -> My Quicken Account -> Subscriptions, it says "In order to not lose your connected services, you need to resume your subscription." That said, I don't know if they have my credit card on file or not, and I buy yearly codes as will do so in November this year.
Jan 26, 2025
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schwinn8
Jan 26, 2025
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Quote from DonV1962 :
I paid $37 on sale back in December for a code that did let you renew. Hopefully you can catch something like that again or retail box before your renewal is up.
Agreed, that's what I'm looking for.

Actually, I had a deal before, and it may have been that one. But now the code won't work, which according to a previous poster, is one of the "fixes" Quicken made for 2025.

Either way, I can wait, and I'll keep an eye out.

EDIT: As someone noted, Newegg has this available for $37 right now. I'll give that one a shot.
https://www.newegg.com/quicken-cl...6832624019
Last edited by schwinn8 January 26, 2025 at 02:16 PM.
Jan 26, 2025
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DonV1962
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Quote from Sarisin48 :
So, I went with this deal never having Quicken before. In setting up my bank account I was met with the message: "Sorry we encountered an error (it's not your fault)." I was presented with two options: either try again, which I have done multiple times over the past hour or so or enter my transactions manually - I have a lot of transactions.

I don't like the way this is starting out with Quicken. Should I consider requesting a refund (is this possible?) as I cannot enter my bank account or just write off the $19 I spent? Just asking here before dealing with Quicken or Amazon. Thank you
That happens on occasion just try again the next time. There is a lot going on with imported statements and downloads and it can be a problem on the financial services side or even with a flakey or slow temporary internet connection. If it fails a couple times at one sitting I give up and try again later. If it would continue I sometimes I will check my credentials and have reset accounts. Some institutions may be requesting a passwords change on their end and that can hang things up.

The level of fear and anxiety you are in is only due to some people hyperventilating about everything imaginable and inflating and imagining some horrors that just do not fit reality.

Take a deep breath and move forward and you will succeed. It takes some setup and getting used to how things work. I have used Quicken for near 25 years and it has managed to keep all my data good and secure all the years. There have been some bugs and periods of frustration but I have had that with any and all software, my wife and anything that I hold dear and find valuable.

You can try to get a refund but I think you will end up on the losing side of the equation. Keeping track of my finances changed my life drastically for the better and I really 100% know that if I did not start managing them many years ago now I would be in desperate straights now versus looking at maybe retiring with some comfort. The people her dissuading people from taking that important step with lies and exaggerations are doing fellew SD members a tremble disservice.
Jan 26, 2025
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RAG.LLM
Jan 26, 2025
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Quote from Slikku :
I never left Money and still use Sunset Edition. There are third-party options for downloading stock quotes. You have to manually add all transactions, but I do that daily or weekly. I used Quicken pre-subscription many years ago, no way I'm going that route now.
👍👍

I thought I might see fellow Money users. I have my 20+ years transactions in Money. I don't miss any online features.

And I keep a sunset installation package backup locally. I am ready to keep an old pc that is compatible to it for coming years.
Last edited by RAG.LLM January 26, 2025 at 02:43 PM.
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luckygecko
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Quote from RAG.LLM :
👍👍
I thought I might see fellow Money users. I have my 20+ years transactions in Money. I don't miss any online features.

And I keep a sunset installation package backup locally. I am ready to keep an old pc that is compatible to it for coming years.

If people want to check this out, it's on archive . org. Search for "Microsoft Money Deluxe Sunset"
The Microsoft Money Plus Sunset versions provide an alternative version of Money with the following:
  • No activation requirement. This version can be installed/reinstalled as needed without a requirement to activate.
  • No online services. This includes online quotes, bill payment, statement downloads initiated by Money, data sync with MSN Money, etc. If your financial institution provides OFX or QIF statement downloads, the Sunset versions will allow you to import those statements into your Money file.
  • Online Help is replaced with a local Help file.
  • No Assisted Support. Self Help and community support may continue to be available for a few more years.
  • File conversion from older versions of Money. The Sunset versions will be able to open and convert Money Plus files and files from older versions of Money (e.g. Money 2006, Money 2007). The Sunset version cannot convert files created by regional (non-US) versions of Money.
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DonV1962
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Quote from !xobile! :
Whether you'd like to admit it or not, you are paying an annual subscription.
I have never been in Quicken's site and paid for or activated any subscription. I bought from Amazon and activated a one year license. They have no way of billing me for a subscription. After I activate with a code I can be offline if I like and the locally installed software works. That is how all software has worked forever and I guess we can say I used to pay a "subscriptions" for software that was activated with a code but it is just confusing. See the link below that explains that you can still use the local software after the "subscription" read key code expires with the caveat that you can no longer download and it throws nag screens just like non subscription software of old did.

https://robservatory.com/quicken-...scription/

I used to do that for two year periods but the only change now is that it is one year before downloads quit working. I did the same with other software from places like Adobe but they now only allow a sign up for true subscription directly with them on their site where you must enter CC that will be automatically charged. Quicken does offer that for those are fool enough to use it but there is big difference in how the two companies are handling it. You can read as to how Quicken decided to not go subscription model due to customer feedback. You guys muddying the water are sure to have them seeing that the customer base is not smart enough to know the difference and I imagine they will do true subscriptions soo.. Big thanks to a clueless customer base that is bringing that about.

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WolfTheCat
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How many new quicken classic customers really exist?

If you use it, you've probably been using it or similar local products like msmoney for decades.

Almost anyone new to personal finance (millennials and younger) will pick a web based solution.
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DonV1962
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Quote from schwinn8 :
Agreed, that's what I'm looking for.

Actually, I had a deal before, and it may have been that one. But now the code won't work, which according to a previous poster, is one of the "fixes" Quicken made for 2025.

Either way, I can wait, and I'll keep an eye out.

EDIT: As someone noted, Newegg has this available for $37 right now. I'll give that one a shot.
https://www.newegg.com/quicken-cl...6832624019 [newegg.com]
YMMV but I think you would be good with that as it is noted as a "one year subscription" and I see nothing or any mention about new users only. You would at least have a arguing point for false advertising with Newegg or Quicken. I'd do a CC dispute if it didn't work. Save some screencaps of the product page to be safe if you do buy. The weird thing is that the Amazon link for this one is the same one I bought back in December and it did work to extend. I do believe I did not input it till after the first day of the year. Maybe that was a some mistake on Amazon's side or Quicken is enforcing policy they did not before but it is all confusing as hell

I am getting worried that they may take the retail one year subscriptions off the shelf and only offer then new customer versions retail which will force everybody to true subscription model.
Last edited by DonV1962 January 26, 2025 at 03:57 PM.
Jan 26, 2025
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opti1
Jan 26, 2025
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Quote from noeffort :
LOL, still using Quicken 2011 (no subscription) with win 11. Just enter all transactions myself. Great way to keep tabs on my online accounts.
How did you get Quicken 2011 to run on Win 11?
Jan 26, 2025
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schwinn8
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Quote from DonV1962 :
YMMV but I think you would be good with that as it is noted a a one year subscription and I see nothing or any mention about new users only. You would at least have a arguing point for false advertising with Newegg or Quicken. I'd do a CC dispute if it didn't work. Save some screencaps of the product page to be safe if you do buy. The weird thing is that the Amazon link for this one is the same one I bought back in December and it did work to extend. I do believe I did not input it till after the first day of the year. Maybe that was a some mistake on Amazon's side or Quicken is enforcing policy they did not before but it is all confusing as hell

I am getting worried that they may take the retail one year subscriptions off the shelf and only offer then new customer versions retail which will force everybody to true subscription model.
Agreed, screencap and PDF already created. Also, the Q&A below asks this question and has replies that it should work. I agree, it should be fine, but best to be cautious, and I am doing that!

Yeah, my Amazon code won't work - says I'm an existing user, so it won't let me apply it. Again, very annoying... I should probably sell that code somehow since it's valid and paid-for anyway.
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DonV1962
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Quote from schwinn8 :
Agreed, screencap and PDF already created. Also, the Q&A below asks this question and has replies that it should work. I agree, it should be fine, but best to be cautious, and I am doing that!

Yeah, my Amazon code won't work - says I'm an existing user, so it won't let me apply it. Again, very annoying.. I should probably sell that code somehow since it's valid and paid-for anyway.
Should be able to ebay it and not even have to ship, just email the code.

To be clear, you are trying to apply within Quicken I presume and not on a webpage?

I am still confused as you got your code from the same deal I did around the same time, it just was matter of days or weeks from one working to one not working. Don't know if that was specific and inherent to the code, an Amazon mitsake mixing the codes up or a change in policy with Quicken not accepting codes that were technically not valid to extend but had been accepted before.
Last edited by DonV1962 January 26, 2025 at 04:06 PM.
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Quote from WolfTheCat :
How many new quicken classic customers really exist?

If you use it, you've probably been using it or similar local products like msmoney for decades.

Almost anyone new to personal finance (millennials and younger) will pick a web based solution.
I know, they are who cause so much confusion.They speak of apps and features in apps like they are computer software.They pick a web based app for a sandwich or coffee.They even do it their mental health and choose other apps that drive them crazy. They hook up and get raped, killed and/or or dismembered with regularity with apps. Just because they do it does not mean the apps are better at anything. It does mean that it is an easy and gullible market

The good thing is that so far in their ignorance and willingness to pay great sums for less has been subsidizing my use of Quicken Classic which is a much more powerful piece of real software. That may be coming to an end as Quicken figures out their user base can not figure out the difference anyway.

The bad thing is that the aggregator apps cost more and do much less and we are all going to be stuck with more decline and higher costs due to those generations The apps do offer convenience but take away much of what I find critical and needed in Quicken.
Last edited by DonV1962 January 26, 2025 at 04:36 PM.
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homosapien
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Can verify that this does not work to extend an existing subscription (that will expire in the next 2 months). Using "Help" -> "Manage Your Subscription" -> "Enter Activation Code" fails with new subscribers only error.

Oh well, will try with new email address when my current one expires.

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Quote from DonV1962 :
Should be able to ebay it and not even have to ship, just email the code.

To be clear, you are trying to apply within Quicken I presume and not on a webpage?

I am still confused as you got your code from the same deal I did around the same time, it just was matter of days or weeks from one working to one not working. Don't know if that was specific and inherent to the code, an Amazon mitsake mixing the codes up or a change in policy with Quicken not accepting codes that were technically not valid to extend but had been accepted before.
Correct, I am trying to apply within Quicken. It then replies and says it's not valid since I am not a new user.

Yeah, it's weird how it changed this year. My purchase was on 12/29 per my Amazon history, and that is the code that isn't working...

EDIT: Tried it again, the code is "accepted" when entered (Quicken gives a green-check next to it), but not accepted because I'm not a new user (I get an error message specific to this).
Last edited by schwinn8 January 26, 2025 at 04:47 PM.

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