I have been using Quickbooks for managing my business finances for years.  I don’t really do anything advanced with it, but I went with the best at the time.  However, I now on a mac and the mac version is not as nice as the PC version from what I hear.  That, plus I am looking for an online system (for many reasons).  A friend recently recommended Freshbooks (http://www.freshbooks.com).  I was a little apprehensive at paying $20 per month for something (I like paying up front and not being charged monthly).  However, I bit the bullet and registered last week.  After almost a week of use, I have to say I love it!  The time entry tool makes all the difference.  Updates that I used to not even worry about (5 minute updates that take 15 minutes to log) are now getting billed and I estimate that I have made over $250 in less than a week that I would have not normally billed for.  It is actually fun to do these small updates and watch the hours pile up!

I say give it a try if you haven’t already!