I want to thank everyone for their input. I did come across this
interesting book wriiten in 1868:
Book-keeping By Double Entry Explained by John Findlater
https://tinyurl.com/4zkws7dc
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Not necessarily a bad idea, because an understanding of the old
fashioned way, pen and ink on paper, will help you understand the
process that gnucash is automating for you. You will certainly
understand "splits" faster, and if your book goes into the "cashbook
accounting" shortcut (where "cash" and a small subset of the most
popular accounts are in a separate book serving as both journal and
ledger) since THAT closely mimics the way we enter simple (not split)
transactions using gnucash except instead of a small subset, all ledger
accounts <<like were an infinitely wide sheet of paper available>>
If you have NEVER done any double entry bookkeeping not crazy being
taught "T" diagrams on up.
As a second advantage, means you are learning independent of any
particular software implementing modern double entry. Even if you are
using gnucash for your own books not bad if you understood the
underlying process so could volunteer to be Treasurer of some org that
happened to be using something else. Would be a very minimal learning curve.
Michael D Novack
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