Yes, I feel the same way. I met Andrei once on a Meetup in Munich, basically telling him that he taught me how to think which led to a somewhat awkward conversion. Fun times nonetheless :-)
I've been using MoneyMoney for over 12 years now (started Nov. 2013) on Mac and have never regretted it. I am automatically importing from all my bank accounts, including all statements and even track my portfolio with it. It can automatically categorize every transaction (basically string matching with OR clauses) and doing this consistently for years gave me pretty good insights on my spending behavior over time. It's a pity that they don't have a iOS app though.