Microsoft rings up Money 2006

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Microsoft's Money 2006 has hit the shelves, offering customers a comprehensive financial management suite that can do everything from balance their checkbook to paying their bills online.

This year's release takes into account tightening budgets with improved online banking, as well as better tracking so that users can keep tabs on their spending. At the same time, tools to decipher budgets, understand spending, and manage debt were improved over the previous release.

The revamped spending tracker breaks spending down into categories and provides at a glance notification of when categories are nearing their established limits. Also, bills may now be paid for many accounts using funds from many banks and payments scheduled on the bill calendar.