On 9/20/05, Russel Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I like GnuCash but the problem I've had with it and Quicken also is I
haven't been able to create a report that would give how much has been
spent per month for a given period of time. Anybody know of a way I
can do that in GnuCash?
I'm no
On Sep 19, 2005, at 10:38 PM, Ross Werner wrote:
Let's say I get a $10 paycheck ... I enter $10 into the Checking
Account, and then I can *also* record somewhere that $5 of that
money is earmarked for grocery spending, and $4 is earmarked for
ComputerToys.
Then later one when I spend th
On 9/20/05, Russel Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I like GnuCash but the problem I've had with it and Quicken also is I
> haven't been able to create a report that would give how much has been
> spent per month for a given period of time. Anybody know of a way I
> can do that in GnuCash?
>
I like GnuCash but the problem I've had with it and Quicken also is I
haven't been able to create a report that would give how much has been
spent per month for a given period of time. Anybody know of a way I
can do that in GnuCash?
Russ Caldwell
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Hans Fugal wrote:
>See Ross's comments, with the additional reason that taking stuff "out"
>of your bank account without really taking it out of your bank account
>makes statement reconciliation a pain (extraneous information).
>
>I think you also made a mistake:
>
>
>
>>Balance:
>> Bank: $975 (
See Ross's comments, with the additional reason that taking stuff "out"
of your bank account without really taking it out of your bank account
makes statement reconciliation a pain (extraneous information).
I think you also made a mistake:
> Balance:
> Bank: $975 (equity $975)
> Gas: $25 (gas b
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Dennis wrote:
GnuCash is a double entry accounting system. If you want to model a
budget with that type of system, you simply create an account.
I love the double-entry accounting system style that GnuCash uses, and I
don't understand why all home accounting software does
You might also want to give moneydance a try. (www.moneydance.com) It
used to be free when I used it but it now looks like a 29.95 software.
IMHO it is more polished and sexy than gnuCash and performs more like
quicken.
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> GnuCash is a double entry accounting system. If you want to
> model a budget with that type of system, you simply create an
> account. Example (in double entry when you add to one side
> you have to add to the other as well.)
Very cool - I will definitely have to start considering GnuCash n
You bring up some interesting points. If you define budgeting as "lay
out a set of rules for what can be spent where" then I agree it's mostly
useless. But I think of budgeting as an iterative improvement on last
month, and a predictor for this month. e.g. looking at what we've spent
in recent mont
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>Speaking of gnuCash (and doing my part to swing the thread
>>back on-topic), does anyone have any suggestions for good
>>Linux software for budgeting?
>>GnuCash is great, but (at least as far as I know) it doesn't
>>have any budgeting capabilities.
>>
>>
GnuCash
On Monday 19 September 2005 07:00 pm, Ross Werner wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Grant Shipley wrote:
> > On 9/19/05, Greg Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I'm kind of tired of getting dozens of emails every day that have
> >> nothing to do with the purpose of this mailing list. The guy asked
>
> Speaking of gnuCash (and doing my part to swing the thread
> back on-topic), does anyone have any suggestions for good
> Linux software for budgeting?
> GnuCash is great, but (at least as far as I know) it doesn't
> have any budgeting capabilities.
>
> All I'm looking for is the ability to h
Jordan Gunderson wrote:
Ross Werner wrote:
Now, what I *could* do is set up all my budget "earmarked" categories
as actuall GnuCash accounts, and instead of putting money into the
"Checking Account" when I get paid, divvy them up into these different
accounts. However, that makes reconciling t
Ross Werner wrote:
Gnucash can totally due that. You add accounts, put money in when you
get it, and take it out when you spend it.
What I want is more something like this:
[snip]
Let's say I get a $10 paycheck ... I enter $10 into the Checking
Account, and then I can *also* record somewher
On 9/19/05, Jordan Gunderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ross Werner wrote:
> > Speaking of gnuCash (and doing my part to swing the thread back
> > on-topic), does anyone have any suggestions for good Linux software for
> > budgeting? GnuCash is great, but (at least as far as I know) it doesn't
>
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Jordan Gunderson wrote:
Ross Werner wrote:
Gnucash can totally due that. You add accounts, put money in when you get
it, and take it out when you spend it.
What I want is more something like this:
In simplified world, I have four accounts: Checking Account, Grocery
Acco
Ross Werner wrote:
Speaking of gnuCash (and doing my part to swing the thread back
on-topic), does anyone have any suggestions for good Linux software for
budgeting? GnuCash is great, but (at least as far as I know) it doesn't
have any budgeting capabilities.
All I'm looking for is the abilit
On 9/19/05, Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All I'm looking for is the ability to have several categories, and when I
> get a paycheck, put money in the categories, and when I spend money, take
> it out of one of the categories. Any success stories?
I recently came across http://www.you
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:00:01 -0600 (MDT), "Ross Werner"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Grant Shipley wrote:
> > On 9/19/05, Greg Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I'm kind of tired of getting dozens of emails every day that have
> >> nothing to do with the purpose of this maili
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Grant Shipley wrote:
On 9/19/05, Greg Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm kind of tired of getting dozens of emails every day that have
nothing to do with the purpose of this mailing list. The guy asked
about a friggin mp3 player and we have at least 50 emails arguing about
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