Simple beginner help

[Paula Hendricks]

depending on how finely you want to do all this in gnucash you can set up accounts for stores etc. i group items like groceries and don't break them down finer, but you could by setting up sub-accounts. if you want really fine detail on a lot of items i'm afraid gnu-cash or any accounting program might get cumbersome after a while.

i'm not quite sure how you would break it down by store and by item.... i think you would have to choose which sub-account is more helpful to you...

in that case, i'd do a spreadsheet that breaks it down further...
	
	ph

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On Oct 13, 2014, at 6:52 AM, Sean Clarke wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm new to GnuCash having just installed it last night.
> 
> Already I'm very confused as I can't seem to figure out how I use it.
> 
> What I want to do is pretty simple (I think), I want to keep track of all
> my spending so for example today I had my haircut, had some lunch with a
> friend and then went to the grocery store and purchased a few items.
> 
> 
> How do I enter a transaction that shows not only how much I spent on lunch
> but where I ate, so at the end of the month (or whenever) I can see how
> much money I spent during the period at each different restaurant?
> 
> How do I record the different items I purchased in the grocery store and
> which store it was so I can see how much I spend in different stores and
> how much (for example) I spend each month on Milk?
> 
> I've managed to do very basic money in / money out transactions but I can't
> figure out the extra step of linking a transaction to a store (very
> important) or breaking down a grocery store receipt into items.
> 
> Is this even possible?
> 
> Thanks all,
> 
> Sean
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