5.3 said "I know quickbooks is popular for businesses but at the moment I do not need all the quickbooks offers. Our invoices and cheques are processed manually, hand written, I am looking more a spreadsheet accounting software for doing a small business. Any suggestions of a simple accounting software to enter expense and sale transactions in a spreadsheet already set up for small businesses.
I have seen Freshbooks, Wave Accounting softwares but I feel hesitant using with the cloud type softwares I would rather a desktop accounting. "
In my opinion, if this is for business, I suggest going with Quickbooks. You can integrate with online banking. It is not expensive to purchase a desktop version. No need to go with QB cloud.
QB invoices and cheques are easy to process. It looks more professional if you can email your clients the invoices, plus it is easier to keep track of your invoices and cheques.
OpenOffice and LibreOffice are not 100% compatible with MS office. If you don't use a ton of formulas and your spreadsheets are kept to a minimal size, then you should be ok to use OpenOffice or LibreOffice. Best of luck!