On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 23:47, John Clark via gnucash-user
wrote:
> ...
> The labels at the top of my GNC transaction pages are labeled ‘Deposit’ and
> “Withdrawal”. Money comes into the ‘deposit’ column, money ‘disappears’ in
> the ‘withdrawal’ column.
>
> When I go to the bank I ‘deposit’ money
> On Apr 15, 2019, at 11:17 PM, AEG via gnucash-user
> wrote:
>
> The concept of Credits and Debits confuses most newcomers to GnuCash (it did
> me), so I devised a way to remember which goes where.
> Given that transactions involve the movement of money from one account to
> another...
>
> (C
When entering transactions I just remember that money moves from right to
left.
Colin
Whilst that is true and the arrangement of named columns in GnuCash serves
as a reminder, it is still necessary for the user to decide on which account
row of the relevant column to enter transaction amounts,
When entering transactions I just remember that money moves from right to left.
Colin
On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 07:19, AEG via gnucash-user
wrote:
>
> The concept of Credits and Debits confuses most newcomers to GnuCash (it did
> me), so I devised a way to remember which goes where.
> Given that tr
The concept of Credits and Debits confuses most newcomers to GnuCash (it did
me), so I devised a way to remember which goes where.
Given that transactions involve the movement of money from one account to
another...
(C)redits belong to the (C)ontributing accounts.
(D)ebits belong to the (D)estina
