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01/16/2026

We fleshed out our thoughts on returning application purchases. It’s a five-minute read that could change how you feel about the whole ordeal. You got five minutes?

07/01/2024

CheckBook 2.7.31 made it out into the wild late last week. Folks who use split line items, you'll want to grab the update so Category autofill works as advertised. Enjoy!

06/05/2024

Did we just say “CheckBook 3” for the first time in public? Why, yes. Yes we did.

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01/09/2024

We usually say, “Find your smile in an audiobook!” with a wink and nod toward Audiobook Builder. Today we say, “Find a slice of yourself, or maybe the whole pie, in a from-the-gut take on the personal impact of audiobooks.”

Trust me: This year, I spent more than 2,000 hours listening to them to drown out the silence.

01/02/2024

If there's a New Year's resolution with real benefits, besides balancing our diet or learning how to balance our time, or working for world peace or doing what we can to keep our climate from cooking our grandkids, it's making sure we know where we spend our money so we can do a better job next time around. Past is prologue, they say. Past informs action, we say. Mac users, you have plenty of personal finance choices - but CheckBook Pro's on sale for $19.99 so take a look!

CheckBook Pro: the simply powerful personal finance manager for macOS. Cheaper than Quicken's _discounts_ - so save your $$$ and get CheckBook Pro!

01/02/2024

A new year often brings a strong desire to reorganize. If you’re already so organized you’re using CheckBook or CheckBook Pro, here are four paths for you:

• Do nothing. Recommended.
• Use Search options, Folders, and/or Smart Folders. Also recommended.
• Create brand new, empty Accounts in the same document.
• Create a completely separate Accounts document, with brand new, empty Accounts.

Read up, learn more 👇

A new year often brings a strong desire to reorganize, and, since you’re already so organized you’re using CheckBook or CheckBook Pro, you might feel an urge to do something with the pile of Entries from last year and beyond. If so, here are four paths you can take:

10/06/2023

Hey there, fellow Mac folks! If you just upgraded to macOS 14 Sonoma and suddenly CheckBook or CheckBook Pro aren't behaving, you might've missed the 2.7.25 update from September 25th. Check it out!

then you’re not crazy and you’re not alone – but you don’t have the 2.7.25 update we released on September 25th. Grab the latest and you’re all set:

10/06/2023

When you can barely coach 6 year-old soccer but think you can life coach, and also have a thing for bottom-lining, you share a post like this. Keep eating, reach for your own condiments, don’t sweat your messes. And clean up already.

This post is adapted from a message I sent to one of our users this morning. Since early 2021, we’ve gotten on the phone for an hour and a half about once a month. Sometimes, it’s CheckBook tech support. More often, it’s a lot of reflection and sharing our human experience. So, stuff like this...

10/04/2023

That feeling when your Quicken subscription hits your account. https://splasm.com/checkbookpro

10/01/2023

Audiobook Builder 2.2.7 now supports macOS 14 Sonoma, and still works great on every macOS since OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Head to splasm.com/audiobookbuilder/update.html to find your smile in an audiobook this weekend!

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