Check register questions

[Derek Atkins]

Mike,

Mike Morris <twriterext at gmail.com> writes:

>>From Help Manual:  Description field. This field is used to enter either a
> payee or other description for the transaction.
>
> Is there no way to enter a list of Payees?
>
> Is there no way to enter a description separate from the payee?
>
> For example, a payee might be King Soopers (a grocery store), or Whole
> Foods (another grocery store).
>
> If I buy groceries, I want that description associated with the payee and
> transaction, and I want to see monthly totals for each payee for each
> "description."
>
> If I buy gas for the car from the grocery store, I want that description
> associated with the payee and transaction.
>
> I want to be able to see monthly totals for that payee for both
> descriptions (groceries and gas).  Is this possible?  If so how?  I have
> spent a lot of time combing through the Help Manual and the Tutorial, but,
> if the answer is there, I can't see it.

To add to what others have said, if you buy both groceries and gas
then that would be a Split transaction.  I.e.,

  8/23/12  CostCo
                     Assets:Checking                 $75
                     Expenses:Groceries       $25
                     Expenses:Auto:Gas        $50

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-derek

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