Need help inputting a transaction.

[Cam Ellison]

On 12-05-06 09:32 PM, Bruno wrote:
> Here is my question: A friend of mine lent me $20. I created a new 
> account, under liabilities, called "Name_of_my_friend" and gave it a 
> positive value of $20, so I knew I owed him $20.
>
> On the next weekend we were going to make a trip (using my car) to a 
> close city. We decided to split the costs of gas and he would have to 
> pay me $20, so he said: "You owe me $20, so my part is already paid".
>
> Then I withdrew $20 from my checking account and paid for the gas. Now 
> I don't know how to input this transaction, because I want to:
>
> Bring the "Name_of_my_friend" account to zero, since I paid him.
> Add $20 to the "expenses:auto:gas" account.
> Decrease my "checking account" account by $20, since I withdrew $20.
>
> Is it possible to do that in a single transaction, if it is, how so?
>
If his share of the gas was $20, why did you withdraw only that amount?  
How did you pay for your share?  Surely, from what you say, the gas was 
$40, in which case, $40 comes from your chequing account, $20 goes to 
the liability, and $20 goes to expenses:auto:gas.


Cheers

Cam