How to organize three independent bank accounts

[E Dodd]

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 05:47, David Gil wrote:
> Hi everybody!
>
> Soon I'm going to live with my girlfriend and we'd like to have a common
> bank account for the common expenses (rent, food,...) and besides we'd
> like to have personal bank accounts (music, clothes...), three in total.
>
> I don't know how to organize them in gnucash. All of them in one single
> file? Should I make one Assets account for every bank account? Should I
> make three different files?
>
> I'd like some guidance to solve this problem. I really don't know how to
> begin.
>
> Thnx!
>
> David Gil
Whether to use one gnucash file for all three or three separate gnucash files 
is a philosophical problem.
After being married for over 20 years, I pay no attention to my husband's 
money. And he doesn't pay attention to mine.
About 8 years ago I banned him from withdrawing from the joint account without 
speaking to me first because the books never balanced his way.
If you are that closely entwined that you are looking after her money then one 
file for all three, all under Assets if you wish. But looking after her 
account may not lead to harmony.
Liz

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