What makes CommonCents so special?
Unlike many other popular finance applications, CommonCents focuses on your budget. That's right; your budget is the star of the show! By utilizing budget envelopes, you'll always be able to see at a glance exactly how much money you have in a budget category BEFORE you spend it.

How much does CommonCents cost?
CommonCents costs $34.95.

Is there a trial version available?
There sure is! You can download a 60-day, full-featured trial from the Download page.

How do I buy CommonCents?
After you download CommonCents you'll be able to securely purchase a license key from within the application. Until that time you have 60 days to freely try CommonCents.

Can I afford to purchase CommonCents?
For starters, we only want you to purchase CommonCents after you’ve tried it and are convinced it will really work for you. We believe it will. That’s why we give such a long trial. As to whether you can afford it, we can’t speak to your personal financial situation. However, we think you’ll be surprised (and delighted) at how much money you save in just the first 30 -60 days of using CommonCents. This should more than cover the cost of the program, but don’t take our word for it. Go ahead and give it a try for free. You may find you can’t afford not to! See how much you save and make the purchase when you’re convinced!

Is CommonCents sold on a subscription basis?
Nope. There are no monthly charges or hidden fees with CommonCents. You make a one-time purchase.

How does CommonCents improve upon traditional envelope budgeting?
Traditional envelope budgeting works the best with real cash and real envelopes. It is a simple and effective approach, but falls short if you need to manage multiple accounts and forms of spending. With CommonCents, you can do envelope budgeting using ALL of your accounts including cash, checking, savings, credit and debit cards...and others. CommonCents simplifies and streamlines the whole process for you. It handles all of the accounts and all of the envelopes, all in one simple to use system.

How can I learn more about the envelope budgeting method?
We’re passionate about envelope budgeting and how CommonCents improves on this time-tested approach. Click here to get an overview of traditional envelope budgeting.

How can I learn how to use CommonCents?
One way would be to watch the online tutorials on this site. They are all useful, but we recommend starting with “An Introduction to CommonCents” and “Getting Started.” CommonCents also includes comprehensive help files, which you can access after you’ve installed the software.

What are the system requirements for CommonCents 3.0?
CommonCents 3.0 will run on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.

Will CommonCents run on my Macintosh?
We love the Mac but are currently focused on supporting and further developing the Windows version. Until a native Mac version is available, CommonCents runs great within BootCamp or Parallels.

Can I submit a feature request?
Certainly! Please visit our Support page to submit your request.