Budgeting prototype

[Matthew Vanecek]

On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 09:28, David Ayers wrote:
> Are we not confusing budgeting as commonly understood with financial
> simulation? I submit that potential purchases do not affect a budget. A
> budget that is put into place at the beginning of an accounting period
> should almost never be changed, else you will find yourself shooting at
> a moving target. I want to know at the end of the year how my actual
> financial condition compares with what I envisioned at the beginning of
> the year. That's how I learn to modify my financial behavior in
> subsequent periods. Otherwise budgeting becomes a game without any real
> impact.
> 

YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! My point exactly!!  The above is
*precisely* what we need out of a budgeting tool!!!


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