How to organize three independent bank accounts

[David Gil]

El mar 22 de 03 del 2005 a les 06:53 +1100, en/na E Dodd va escriure:
> 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
> 
That's right. I'll make three different files.

Thnx!

David Gil
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