Sick of Quicken and its ten thousand features you never use?  Just want a quick way to balance your checkbook and track spending?  Try out Clearcheckbook.com.  Money Magazine reviewed it as a way to "cut your spending with these free tools."  It is very simple and easy to use, and it is web-based, so you can use it from anywhere.  You can set up categories and reminders too.  Try it out - it's free!