Can anyone suggest affordable accounting software for beginners?

[Ecomstore226]

Can anyone recommend an inexpensive accounting software?  Quickbooks is a little out of my price ranger since I am just starting out.  I was thinking about Quicken for small business. 

[DaveSG84]

I would be also curious what others use. whether its an excel spreadsheet or an accounting software.

I am playing a bit around with Zoho Books (free plan), since it is included in my Zoho Mail.

In the past months I had used my own excel spreadsheet.