Small expenses

Arthur Dyck arthur at avefoodcoop.ca
Thu Feb 22 11:57:22 EST 2007


That's the way I do it.

Arthur

On Thursday 22 February 2007 08:33, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Hello,
>
> What is the usual way to deal with small expenses, like when you buy a
> coke from a vending machine. I don't want to peek track of every dime,
> but when you add it all together it's a non-trivial expense that I'd
> like to keep track of.
>
> I'm thinking of using the accounts Wallet + Miscellaneous. Every time I
> re-fill my wallet I would do two transactions for the same amount:
>
> Wallet -> Miscellaneous
> Bank account -> Wallet
>
> So, this wouldn't tell me every real purchase, but it'd tell me that I
> spent $50 in snacks since the last time I took money from the bank.
>
> Is this the correct solution?
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
> -- Dutch is English spelt funny and spoken in a Klingon accent.


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