FAQ
A: Ramen is a personal finance program for Windows. It's designed to be easier to use than the big-name software, but powerful enough to be customizable to your specific needs in tracking spending.
A: After importing OFX files from your financial institutions, simply drag out a selection region in the chart of account balance vs. time. All transactions within the selected region will be categorized and displayed for you as a pie chart or bar chart, depending on your preferences. By dragging the selection region left and right, you can see how your spending habits change over time. For more details please see the
Ramen tutorial.
A: OFX files contain transaction and some account information. After logging into the website of your banking or credit card account, look for a link named something like "Account download" and be sure to download the file compatible with the latest version of Microsoft Money. This will download an OFX file to your computer.
Q: How can I specify how transactions are categorized in the pie chart?
A: Ramen features an innovative category tree that supports intuitive drag-and-drop. You can rename categories and create subcategories. For more details please see the
Ramen tutorial.
A: You can
download the evaluation version for free from this website. The evaluation version is fully functional, but displays a watermark over the report window and periodically reminds you to register. When you decide to register, you purchase a license to enter a given registration key into Ramen which will stop the reminder messages and remove the watermark.
A: In two ways. You can purchase a license for the registered version of Ramen through the web by clicking "Purchase" on the home page or here. This will take you to Ramensoft's webstore at Kagi. The second way is to register directly through the Ramen program itself, which will also send your purchase data to Kagi, but without having to even switch programs to a web browser. Either way, Kagi, a service with a longstanding commitment to web-based stores, handles your transaction information with industry-standard encryption.
A: The registered version of Ramen costs $25 USD.