GnuCash

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

"Maree Posthuma" <mpps at alphalink.com.au> writes:

> Hi Fred,
> Thank you for your reply.  I have got myself into quite a muddle with this
> program.  When it was initially installed it was downloaded to my desktop,
> which was fine, but all of a sudden it has started making duplicate entries
> onto the desktop.  When I save it to an external drive as a back up, it also
> creates multiple entries, hence I have dozens of gnucash everywhere.

Please see the FAQ:
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.gnucash_and_.log_files_filling_up_my_directory.3F

> I also had another question - I have a petty cash account, can I create sub
> folders for things such as postage, etc to keep them all together.

These should be expense accounts.

> It is probably quite obvious that I am not an accountant, just trying to
> keep the books for a small club, but I need them to be right.

The question to ask yourself is: how would you do this using pen&paper.
Once you answer that question, you can apply it to gnucash.  If you
cannot answer that question up front then I recommend you ask an
accountant to help you get set up first.  Or read up on some accounting
books.

GnuCash is a tool, but you still need to know how to use the tool
effectively.  While Gnucash can be used to keep your books, you still
have to do the work to tell gnucash how to record your transactions.

Good Luck,

> Regards
> Maree

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-derek

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