[GNC] Starting from scratch

[Elliot Graham]

Hi Clint, what platform are you importing from? There’s a good chance
someone has written a script

On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 at 22:36, Clint Chaplin <joatmon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, (soon to be) new user here.  I have almost 40 years of transactions, in
> programs that are incapable of exporting, so I'll have to start entering
> them in manually.
>
> What strategies have people used in the past when starting up GnuCash?  I
> sorta understand for normal "cash" transactions I can probably just start
> entering in transactions for the current year, but can the starting balance
> be changed as I work my way backwards?
>
> For stocks and mutual funds, should I start at the beginning and work my
> way forward?  I'm not sure just how clean it is to start entering current
> transactions and then work my way backwards, especially given that account
> fees are taken FIFO from the first purchase in the mutual fund.
>
> Mortgage may be interesting, or simple.
>
> BTW, USA user.
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
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> Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin
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