I don't know if it is what new users usually do, but I think it's probably one of the better ways to do it. A lot of the difficulties I see on the gnucash-users list come from trying to import data from other programs, especially multi-year Quicken imports.
On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:52 PM Graham Jacks <grahamja...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have been using Quicken for my finances for some years, but I want to > change, and I like what I have read about Gnu Cash. I’ve had enough > experience with double-entry book-keeping systems to know what it means. > > Would it be feasible to use my closing balances from Quicken, at, say, > Dec 31 2017 as the opening balances to start my Gnu Cash financials at Jan > 1, 2018? > > I plan to keep and be able to access my Quicken files for historical > purposes (tax returns come to mind), but I was not planning to import them > into my new Gnu Cash record. > > Is this what new users usually do? > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
