Re:I got control of my spending with some no-code services a...
by majewsky on Sunday May 05, 2019 @06:38PM
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> You can make custom reports with charts. I used these, for example, for comparing how much I spent buying coffee every day, vs. how much I spent on every cost that goes into making coffee at home, when I tried that for a while.
Nice! But why do you need a separate report for that? Just put all the coffee-related expenses into their own subaccount of the expense account for Food, and run the standard expense reports on that account.
> Warning: GnuCash can be a significant investment of time. I eventually decided it was no longer worth it for me, though I might someday resume it.
Oh, I know what you mean. Especially when you first set it up.
For me, it's about 15 minutes per week, all things considered. I track all expenses, including cash expenses. The only thing I don't break down into individual items are grocery bills. Those get folded into one daily "Groceries" transaction.
Nice! But why do you need a separate report for that? Just put all the coffee-related expenses into their own subaccount of the expense account for Food, and run the standard expense reports on that account.
> Warning: GnuCash can be a significant investment of time. I eventually decided it was no longer worth it for me, though I might someday resume it.
Oh, I know what you mean. Especially when you first set it up.
For me, it's about 15 minutes per week, all things considered. I track all expenses, including cash expenses. The only thing I don't break down into individual items are grocery bills. Those get folded into one daily "Groceries" transaction.