Accounting question - provision for expense

[Doug Laidlaw]

And what is more, it is impossible under Quicken 2005.

Doug.

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 12:33:48 pm Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> Thanks Derek.  That should do it nicely.
>
> Doug.
>
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 12:14:30 pm Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Create a subaccount of your checking account and store your 'savings'
> > there.  When you reconcile, check off the "include subaccounts'
> > button.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Quoting Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws at hotkey.net.au>:
> > > I don't like asking accounting questions on a list that should be
> > > devoted to the program, but everybody does it, so here goes :)
> > >
> > > We want to save for our daughter's wedding in 6 months.  A separate
> > > bank account would be ideal, but we don't have one.   If I transfer
> > > cash from my bank account to a provision, the bank account won't
> > > reconcile.   I think (without looking) that Quicken has a feature where
> > > I can hide part of the amount at credit, but I know of no similar
> > > feature in Gnucash.  I do really want to hide the amount set aside,
> > > because seeing the lower balance is better psychologically.
> > >
> > > Is there any other way I can achieve this?
> > >
> > > Doug.
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