How much detail?

[Phil Scherzinger]

I am trying to get Gnucash set up so I can replace Quicken.   I have come up with two questions, well I actually have more, but right now, these are the most pressing.

1.  How granular should I be?  I am using this for home record keeping.  No business, just household expenses.  So, when I go to Walmart, and buy a boat load of things ranging from groceries to hardware, how granulated should I be when posting it?

2.  In quicken, I do a lot of online bank like downloading transactions, paying bills, and generally managing my checking accounts.  With Gnucash, do I need to download these transactions, save them, then import them into my existing accounts?

Thanks for the time.  

Phil and Bev Scherzinger
Spring, Tx 77388

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