Beginner: Set up one account at a time, or all at once?

Ray Warren raywarren2 at comcast.net
Sat Oct 8 20:10:04 EDT 2011


On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 05:14:53PM -0700, memilanuk wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Just getting started w/ GnuCash on Ubuntu 11.04... I've tried using
> Quicken on Windows several times in the past, but always stalled out
> for one reason or another.  This time I'd like to stick with it,
> using GnuCash!
> 
> For someone just starting out and *not* an accounting guru or even
> enthusiast, would it be better to just start slow with one basic
> checking account and simple inputs (net paycheck) and outputs
> (mortgage payment, vehicle loan) and then later as I'm comfortable
> start defining those more fully i.e. flesh out the paycheck by
> breaking out taxes, retirement, union dues, etc. and later still
> fleshing out the mortgage payment, vehicle loans, etc.?
> 
> I realize I may not get a 100% accurate snapshot of my equity right
> off the bat this way, but from past experience it seems like I get
> kind of lost, not able to see the forest for the trees as the saying
> goes, when things get too complicated all at once.
> 
> Will it cause any problems in GnuCash if I do things in stages like this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Monte


I recently started using GnuCash on Ubuntu 10.04lts and found the
tutorial in the help menu very useful.
Ray Warren


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