Similar GNU cash program needed

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I dislike seeing this kind of request.
It took me a very long time to utilize GNU Cash.  Like two years

After awhile I realized that I needed to stop whimpering I taught myself.
I purchased the book Business Accounting, Beginners Guide.  It provided me with most ofwhat I needed to learn.  I hate to come off this way - but it is a free wonderful program and the only requirement is not to be a cry baby and learn how to use it. 
I have been using Gnu Cash since last Summer, and officially weaned myself off of quickbooks last December.
I exclusively use Linux Mint.  All the supporting files are already installed.  Linux Mint does not offer the latest buggy version of GNU Cash.  Instead it installs  the wonderful version 2.4.13 and refuses to include it in the automatic updates.  I have not had ANY of the problems frequently scene here.  Its simple and many try to break GNU Cash - and you can break any Linux program is you fiddle around with it.  Just get your work done.  The book mentioned provides most of what you need to know.   I have greatly improved its use by making some "Common Sense" changes.


One.  Make a special folder in you home folder for GNU Cash.  This folder will also store all the previous sessions and you can go back to the last good session you had - Gosh - how many of the belly acing problems posted would be completely avoided.

Two, You can make another folder (I have mine on my desktop) and copy the file to it.  This way when trying out a new feature I use this file for experimentation.

Like others I had asked this forum forhelp - so far I have had ZERO assistance.  As a consequence I had to figure out the solution on my own.  So far I am batting 1000. 
Another benefit of solving my own problems is that I continue to learn more features.
HINT,  There are an abundant videos on youtube and some of them are helpful - some suck and only make things more confusing. Just realize this and only use trusted sources.  Plus one guy can be contacted and more than likely you can receive one to one assistance.  Stop the nonsense and get off your butts and learn your way out of your problems - I ain't no rocket scientist and I can.  Plus the ones that complain and want everyone else to do it for them - that result is that your waisting valuable resources.


FYI, I used to be like you and got pissed off and left GC and purchased a commercial program.  After trying to use this licensed program - I rethought the situation and became a GC devotee.  Once I stopped being adversarial toward GC, I began to become a solid user.  As I tell everyone,  I can change a light bulb, but I can't change an Attitude.

On Thursday, April 24, 2014 4:24 PM, Robert Locke <lists at ralii.com> wrote:
 
On Wed, 2014-04-23 at 09:15 -0700, Jamestk wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> Due to some ongoing problems I have decided to explore the possibility of
> migrating to another software package.
> 
> It doesn't have to be free but I would prefer a local install rather than
> cloud based if possible.
> 
> Requirements are:
> 
> # Basic data entry and reconciliation for current accounts.
> 
> # As above but with savings accounts.
> 
> # Mortgage tracking
> 
> # Stocks and shares reconciliation (only need basics, no data download ect.)
> 
> # Customisable reports 
> 
> And lastly, the ability to import data from GNU cash
> 
> So far, I have been unable to find anything that matches this criteria which
> is a surprise. I am wondering would it be quicker to knock up something in
> Access, or perhaps pay for a basic program?
> 
> Ideas welcome. 
> 

I am guessing that you are just exhibiting some frustrations with a
recent problem with GnuCash. I have been using it for the book-keeping
of several businesses for over 10 years. A recent change annoyed me but
it was just that I needed to be aware of an improvement to the code base
that had been made many, many years ago, and I was still using a
workaround I had developed back in the beginning. Turns out the new
reports were easier....

But if you are serious/curious about any other personal finance
packages, I do use one other for my personal finances (it's not
appropriate for business, it doesn't feel like double-entry book-keeping
that I like for the business stuff I do), called Moneydance. Runs in
Java (yeah, yeah, I know, but it did give the developer a different
level of portability than we face with GnuCash), which means it has
worked well for me in Linux, but can also run on Macs and in Windows.

So, for me personally, I am *really* happy with GnuCash for my "serious"
accounting for small businesses and been happy with Moneydance for my
home finances. With today's GnuCash, I could just as easily be doing my
personal finances in GnuCash frankly....

But, thought I would throw it out there for you....

--Rob

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