Catagories or accounts

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

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"Phil Scherzinger" <pscherz at earthlink.net> writes:

> First of all, thanks for responding.  Boy, am I confused.  So, what I
> gather is that when I enter a check, for example.  I enter name,
> "expense:rent".  So, what you are saying is the the "expense:rent" is an
> account name, rather then a catagory?  If that is the case, then I know how
> to make new accounts and my problem is solved.
>
> Am I on the right track?
>
> Phil Scherzinger
> pscherz at earthlink.net

You've got it exactly right!  "Expense:rent" is an expense account.
:)

-derek

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