Flying Club Billing

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I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
ownership of an aircraft.

We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).

Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
and electronic (email) billing?

I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
contribution) so I thought I would ask.

Thanks

[Ted Sherman]

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:31:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
> ownership of an aircraft.
>
> We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
> years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
> handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
> a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
> quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).
>
> Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
> keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
> and electronic (email) billing?
>
> I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
> contribution) so I thought I would ask.
>
> Thanks

I have crossposted your request to alt.comp.freeware , ask the freegurus!

[Bear Bottoms]

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:38:30 -0600, Ted Sherman
> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:31:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
>> ownership of an aircraft.
>>
>> We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
>> years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
>> handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
>> a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
>> quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).
>>
>> Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
>> keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
>> and electronic (email) billing?
>>
>> I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
>> contribution) so I thought I would ask.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> I have crossposted your request to alt.comp.freeware , ask the freegurus!

My reply is from alt.comp.freeware:

Look at my website or google for the URLs

Office:
Accounting GnuCash
Accounting FrontAccounting
Accounting NolaPro
Accounting Delta60
Accounting BananaCashBook
Accounting AceMoneyLite
Accounting MoneyManagerEX

--
Bear Bottoms
Freeware Website http://bearware.info

[~^ beancounter ~^]

" Not particularly well suited, but cheap " yes....and cost
is a big part of assessing software and billing systems...you want
cheap, paid for, and soething that gets the job done...see if you
can get the little bugs fixed using quickbooks, excel, and maybe
access.......Use the tools you alreadu have b4 looking to
spend addt'l $$ to shop, install, train on new systems...I can't think
of situations where you shouldn't be able to fix small stiff....run a
craigslist ad for a high school kid to assist amd a low hrly rate if
needed...I have seen 5-10m sized companies run fine on quickbooks...

good luck !!
richard
colorado
c172 rg





On Jan 12, 6:31*pm, wrote:
> I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
> ownership of an aircraft.
>
> We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
> years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
> handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
> a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
> quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).
>
> Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
> keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
> and electronic (email) billing?
>
> I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
> contribution) so I thought I would ask.
>
> Thanks

[Krazee Brenda]

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:38:30 -0500, Ted Sherman wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:31:41 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
>> ownership of an aircraft.
>>
>> We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
>> years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
>> handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
>> a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
>> quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).
>>
>> Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
>> keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
>> and electronic (email) billing?
>>
>> I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
>> contribution) so I thought I would ask.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> I have crossposted your request to alt.comp.freeware , ask the freegurus!

GnuCash, or Ace Money, Google being your friend (that's a lie but everyone
else says it so.......)
--
See Brenda's UniWorldWare
http://tinyurl.com/nm2yt

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jan 12, 5:31*pm, wrote:
> I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and
> ownership of an aircraft.
>
> We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of
> years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at
> handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately
> a bit cumbersome and could probably do more if I wanted to become a
> quickbooks guru (which I really would prefer not to).
>
> Is there anything inexpensive out there that does a great job of
> keeping track of invoices, fuel reimbursements, credits for expenses
> and electronic (email) billing?
>
> I am trying not to make a career out of billing for the club (my
> contribution) so I thought I would ask.
>
> Thanks

Most small business accounting software is updated every year. You can
buy the previous year's versions of programs like MS Money (business
edition) or Quick Books for small change especially if its the "South
African" edition. You'll likely never notice the difference. I use
pricegrabber.com but I"m sure there are others.

-robert