From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Re: Org and financial data Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:09:59 +0100 Message-ID: <49642b22.1358560a.027b.5a87@mx.google.com> References: <4962d621.0437560a.287d.ffffa9a1@mx.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LKPkE-0002jc-CL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:14 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LKPkD-0002j2-AI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:13 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47112 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LKPkD-0002ix-5W for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:13 -0500 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.159]:27320) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LKPkC-0001ph-Oy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:13 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so3108117fgb.30 for ; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:10:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Matthew Lundin's message of "Tue\, 06 Jan 2009 09\:35\:51 -0600") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Matthew Lundin Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hey! Matthew Lundin writes: >> I think orgmode is the way to go. > > If your needs are simple (i.e., just tracking discretionary spending) > you might consider using properties and column views to keep track of > where your money is going. I find that this creates a nice way to sum > up weekly, monthly, and yearly expenditures. I described my admittedly > simple setup in this post: Well, for now, my needs are simple. This may change, but keeping a double-entry accounting system seems overkill for my very limited budget as a student. Your setup is great, I played with it a while, and I think I will test and adopt/extend it to my needs. > For more sophisticated financial tracking, I'd probably recommend a > tool devoted to that purpose. Well, ledger is still installed. Some day, I will have a closer look at this. But for now, I have other things to do ... Thank you *very* much for this basic setup! memnon P.S.: btw.: It seems that cc is widely used on this mailinglist. So I use it even if I know the person is subscribed. Is this the preferred way? Every list has its own conventions :(