If you are serious on your intention to double (or triple, or quadruple, etc.) your salary this means that you are going to earn a lot of money. One of the most crucial skills about money is its management. If you don’t manage your money properly it soon will not be “your” money.

For money management you can use an MS Excel table or even a sheet of paper. But why reinventing the wheel when you have some super-powerful software products that can help you manage your finances as effective as possible.

According to TopTenReviews.com, the best personal finances softwares are:

BRONZE: AceMoney 3.9.1

Honestly I don’t know anything about this software, but you can learn everything about it on the supplier’s website. The price here is $30.

SILVER: Microsoft Money Deluxe 2007

This is the product I proudly use. Maybe it doesn`t have as many features as Quicken, but it has very good design and it is easy to use. Its price is $50. See more here.

GOLD: Quicken Deluxe 2007

Quicken is nominated as the personal finances software. It has a new - 2007 - version and costs around $55. You can see more information about its features here.

My opinion is that whatever money management software you use, it must have the following core features:

• Budgeting
• Accounts management/Transactions
• Reports

All of the listed software products have these features so choose the one you like the most and use it daily. Take control over your finances or they will take control over you.