Net Assets again

[Otto Müller]

On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 11:55:30PM +0100, Lars Burgstahler was heard to
remark:
> I create a completely new file ...

that means no assets ans no income.

> Now I get 200,-EUR from my parents. [...] But now I got a Net Asset of 400,-EUR

Linas Vepstas schrieb Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:29:26 -0600:
 
> yes, you now have 400 eur.

This doesn't go into my mind. How can Lars have 400,-EUR albeit he only
received 200,-EUR ? Where came the other 200,- EUR from?
The same goes with this dialogue:

Lars > and a gain of 400,-EUR.
linas> yes, because you are 400 eur richer than you were last month.

As Lars said > Sorry, but I don't get it. <

Otto