Basic concept question on "Basic Accounting Equation"

[Duncan Thomson]

Thanks Michael.  You wrote:

>Understanding what is going on is MUCH easier once you have looked at
elementary bookkeeping
>the old fashioned pen and ink on paper way. ...what is being modeled is a
traditional process

Hmmm... That makes me wonder if gnucash is the tool for me.  I'm not
familiar with the traditional process, and have no interest in it unless it
helps me out somehow.  And since now I have a computer to do things for me,
is there any advantage in following processes that helped make things easier
and helped avoid errors in the old days?

Should I give up on gnucash?  Is it worth persevering with what appears to
be a rather strange way of tracking things?  I only want to manage my
personal finances.

Duncan