Dear lazywebs: accounting/job-tracking software

[juliet]

So far I have been keeping track of both deadlines & financial stuffs for the freelance thing in an Excel (well, OO) spreadsheet. This is becoming increasingly suboptimal. Does anyone have any recommendations for software (ideally available for Mac, though I'll accept other recs as I may be able to find Mac/Linux replacements) that does one or both of small-business/self-employment finances, and job/project tracking? Online options also considered.

Extra points for anything that can send me emails when things happen (invoice comes due, invoice isn't paid, deadline coming up: that sort of thing.)

Comments

[highlander_ii]

I use Mint.com for some of my financial tracking stuff. I don't know what all it does, b/c I don't have small business stuffs going on, but you can set it up to send you alerts for things - like going over a budget or credit card bills coming due. If it's not ideal, it could give you a start. *g*

[juliet]

Thank you! I shall take a look.

[damned_colonial]

I have a friend who works for http://freshbooks.com/ and I've heard good things about it, but I don't use it myself. It's intended for small independent contractors to handle their billing and stuff.

[juliet]

I actually had an account on there but stopped using it - I must have another look and find out what I found problematic.

[baggyeyes]

I don't know what your requirements are where the Mac are concerned - free? Non-free? Money Works is for small businesses. They have versions for different currencies.

Otherwise, I can only draw a blank at the moment.

[juliet]

Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately I can't really afford to pay money for software atm, but I'll bear it in mind for if I decide it is worth that.