Maria Santos
Family Finance & Budgeting Expert
Tampa, FL
Maria Santos is a Family Finance and Budgeting Expert with 13 years of experience helping households use personal finance tools to reduce debt, build savings, and track investments. She is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) and holds a B.S. in Family Financial Planning from the University of Florida. Maria used Quicken extensively as a financial counselor at a nonprofit credit counseling agency, where she helped over 1,200 clients set up budgets, reconcile accounts, and track rental property income. Her guides focus on practical, real-world use of Quicken features including Bill Manager, rental property tracking, and investment portfolio monitoring. She is based in Tampa, Florida.
Areas of Expertise
License & Certification
Published Articles (22)
How to Fix Quicken Error CC-501
14 min readHow to Fix Quicken Error CC-508
14 min readHow to Fix Quicken Launcher Has Stopped Working
14 min readHow to Fix Quicken Unable to Open After Update
15 min readHow to Reconcile an Account in Quicken
13 min readAdvanced Quicken Data File Troubleshooting for Windows
14 min readHow to Turn Off Sounds in Quicken
12 min readHow to Manage Personal Finances with Quicken
16 min readHow to Update the Quicken Mondo Patch for Windows
14 min readQuicken ID Sign-In Troubleshooting Guide
16 min readHow to Backup or Restore Your Quicken Data
13 min readHow to Create a Budget in Quicken
14 min readHow to Fix Quicken Installation Using QCleanUI
14 min readHow to Install Quicken on Multiple Computers
16 min readQuicken Not Downloading Transactions: How to Fix It
18 min readHow to Fix Quicken ID Sign-In Issues
10 min readHow to Manage Your Quicken Vault Password
8 min readQuicken 2015: Features, System Requirements, and Upgrade Guide
9 min readQuicken 2018: Features, System Requirements, and Upgrade Guide
14 min readQuicken Deluxe: Features, Pricing, and What You Get
7 min readQuicken Premier 2018: Features, What Changed, and Upgrade Guide
6 min readQuicken for Mac: Plans, Features, and What Is Different From Windows
7 min read