Hmmmm, you're right....looks like they're getting ready to come out with a 2003 version and most of the download sites have already removed the 2000 version. PC World still has it available, with a Note: "Vendor no longer supports this program." So if you don't want to wait on 2003, you could get it there. Here is a link that might be useful: PC World

My adult kids have new mac products that do all the things you ask about and more. They are so easy to use I wonder why people buy anything else...well, except for price. When I play with their computers I realize that I would love a new one. My iMac is from before the turn of the century; it's the devil I know, and as an old dinosaur myself, I am content with its stoneage capabilities. Old as it is it does great stuff with photos, Quicken, disc burning, etc. I do envy you, though, with your brand new machine. You're going to have a lot of fun with it. Welcome to the club! Sherry

Why do you think it is taking longer? TLDR: See millworkman's comment - It really goes back to economies of scale, all things being equal, your house is less attractive to a sub-contractor, than someone who represents continued work. This is an absolute certainty and there are largely three ways to combat this. Hire someone who the sub will see as an opportunity for continued work to represent you (that is usually a G.C.), or pay more money so that the sub sees your job as more attractive, or find someone that has limited opportunities to work with G.C.'s (this can either be someone who does high quality work at a high price or low quality work for a mid price). Without one of those three things happening you need to anticipate delays. It is possible that your build will happen without any sub-contractor delays, however in most of the U.S. right now, that would be the exception and not the rule. Note: only a few years ago the situation was quite different so be wary of stories where everything went right a few years ago. Those delays can and do add cost, and you should anticipate their arrival and work to minimize their impact. ----- The most important thing about self contracting a project, is being honest with yourself about your abilities. That supposed savings is seductive, yet for most people it doesn't materialize, and not because it wasn't available, simply because those people were chasing savings over creating savings. The things that create savings for self-G.C.ing homes are actually the exact same things that would lead to some success as a contractor were you to enter that business. For example, a large part of G.C.ing is managing your time and schedule well, if you are excellent at managing time and scheduling, then you may create value, and if you were a G.C. that would be a viable pathway to value creation for clients. Or maybe you or your spouse are incredibly talented with construction, having done it for years, or maybe you are incredible at visualization and design so you can communicate and achieve your design efficiently. With all of these things, you are still going to encounter the economies of scale problem, but may still create some savings because of your skill set. However, most people want the savings without any efficiencies to create savings, and attempt to simply cut out a step in the value chain. That rarely works. G.C.'s create value, denying that value is a foolish move. Working to substitute your value for theirs might pay off, and it might not. But either way, they are earned savings and not simply avoided costs.

Yes, those are both good options. As long as you can save your existing data in QIF form, you should be fine. I used to use Quicken for Mac, which always lagged years behind the windows version. As a result I had my accounting set up in a rather primitive way and I found that for me Checkbook pro works just fine, but I don't need to track investments or get budget suggestions or use multiple currencies. I had no trouble importing data into the trial of Banktivity. It was a bit of a bore getting the categories and all set up properly, but I was able to do it and everything worked well. Since I was going from an exported QIF I have to assume that would be the same whether coming from windows or whatever.